{"product_id":"memorable-days-the-selected-letters-of-james-salter-and-robert-phelps-9781582437262","title":"Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] well-edited collection . . . More than friends and less than lovers, Salter and Phelps were literary soul mates.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was James Salter's third novel, \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e--together with his film \u003ci\u003eThree\u003c\/i\u003e and a script he had written for \u003ci\u003eDownhill Racer\u003c\/i\u003e--that in 1969 prompted Robert Phelps to write a letter of admiration. Though the two writers didn't know each other, their correspondence went on to span decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe letters themselves are exceptionally alive, uninhibited, gossipy, touching, and brilliant. The successes of Salter and the struggles of Phelps are fully explored by the writers themselves in the kind of honest exchange only letters can divulge. With an insightful foreword by Michael Dirda, this book gives voice to a nearly forgotten figure and his friendship with a man he admired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Salter, Robert Phelps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582437262","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43349306212489,"sku":"9781582437262","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3c6ce7ca-a05b-4626-a596-37d1a9398961.jpg?v=1739259736","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/memorable-days-the-selected-letters-of-james-salter-and-robert-phelps-9781582437262","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}