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James Salter’s *Burning the Days* is a sweeping memoir covering five decades of his life. Beginning with his Manhattan upbringing and a West Point education, Salter recounts his experiences as an Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War, vividly describing both the exhilaration and terror of combat. After leaving the military, he moves to New York, where he establishes himself as a writer in the vibrant literary scene of the 1960s. The book offers intimate portraits of filmmakers and actors such as André de Toth, Polanski, and Robert Redford, as well as influential writers like Irwin Shaw, illustrating the cultural milieu that shaped his career and artistic sensibility.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: James Salter
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