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Even as he lingers over the lustrous surface of viri and nedras marriage, james salter makes us see the cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will in time mar it beyond repair. Originally a career officer and pilot in the united states air force, he resigned from the military in 1957 following the successful publication of his first novel, the hunters. He graduated from west point in 1945 and began a twelve year stint in the u. Viri was born in 1928 and nedra a few years later which made me wonder if they had renamed themselves, or if two sets of american parents were giving their kids such unusual names in that era.
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Salter, the author of a sport and a pastime, light years and other books, died on friday at 90. One of my earliest childhood memories is lying in a gigantic oak bed under heavy feather covers on a farm somewhere in bavaria, listening to my father reading the wizard of oz to me, long before i ever even looked at the pictu. It is the story of nedra and viri, whose favored life is centered around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends, and nearperfect days passed. Jan 20, 2012 james salter s 1975 novel, light years, is the story of a marriage between two highly civilised americans, nedra the woman and viri the man. Buy light years book online at best prices in india on. Light years the plot is of minor concern to the reader in this case. Following the publication of his first novel in 1956, salter resigned from the armed forces. Light years quotes showing of 58 their life is mysterious, it is like a forest. This page contains details about the fiction book light years by james salter published in 1976. Notes on james salters light years electric literature.
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