Gods of Tin
Author | : James Salter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2008-02-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781422392805 |
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A former Air Force pilot who flew F-86 fighters in more than 100 missions during the Korean War, Salter writes with matchless insight about the terror & exhilaration of the pilot¿s life. A riveting combination of fiction, journals, & memoirs, this book is Salter¿s own story. Gathering selections from his earlier novels, ¿The Hunters,¿ ¿Cassada,¿ & ¿Burning the Days,¿ it also includes selections from a journal Salter kept during the war. ¿It is, as a record of the day-to-day, mission-to-mission life of a young fighter pilot, a remarkable document by any standard. But it provides as well a view into the crucible of a writer¿s beginnings, like pencil studies that precede a painting, in which the essential qualities of the artist¿s hand are unmistakable.¿ Photos.