There & Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter - Softcover

James Salter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593760736 ISBN 13: 9781593760731

Publisher: COUNTERPOINT, 2006

Synopsis

A collection of two dozen essays and sketches shares the author's experiences as a passionate traveler, in a volume based on his twenty years of skiing, hiking, and climbing in such nations as Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.

About this title

Synopsis:

This collection offers two dozen essays and sketches about one of the passions of Salter's life, travel, a subject beloved by writers across the centuries. Over twenty years of skiing, hiking, climbing from Colorado to Japan to the Tyrol, from Austria and Switzerland to Germany and France, Salter is an engaging companion sharing his great enthusiasm and adventures.

About the Author:

James Salter is the author of six other books, including Light Years, A Sport and a Pastime, and Dusk and Other Stories, for which he was given the Pen/Faulkner Award. He is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He divides his time between New York and Colorado.

About this edition

• Publisher: COUNTERPOINT
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1593760736
• ISBN 13: 9781593760731
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226