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This collection of works and papers of American novelist and
short story writer James Salter spans nearly fifty years of his writing career
from 1953-2000. Arranged by title, the collection contains drafts and
production material for his novels:
The Hunters (1956),
The Arm of Flesh (1961),
Light Years (1975),
Solo Faces (1979),
A Sport and a Pastime (1980), and
Cassada (2000). The screenplays
include
The Appointment (Omar Sharif,
Anouk Aimée, and Lotte Lenya, 1969),
The Blue Clown, Downhill Racer (Robert Redford
and Gene Hackman, 1969),
Lighthouse, Solo Faces, Three (Charlotte Rampling, Robie
Porter, and Sam Waterston, directed by Salter, 1969), and
Threshold (Donald Sutherland and
Jeff Goldblum, 1981). Also present is Salter's book of recollections
Burning the Days (1997),
Dusk and Other Stories (1990),
and a play
The Death Star. Correspondence is
interspersed throughout, and includes writers, actors, agents, producers,
publishers, editors, and friends such as Saul Bellow, Robert Creeley, Peter
Coyote, Joseph Fox, Robert Fulton, Brendan Gill, Robert Emmett Ginna, Peter
Glenville, Graham Greene, David Halberstam, Michael Herr, Christopher
Mankiewicz, Michael Mewshaw, Edna O'Brien, Robert Parrish, George Plimpton,
Martin H. Poll, Margaret Ramsay, Maxmillian Schell, Irwin Shaw, Ben Sonnenberg,
Jr., and Diana Trilling. |
