{"product_id":"cassada-paperback","title":"Cassada - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e, Salter captures the strange comradeship of loneliness, trust, and alienation among military men ready to sacrifice all in the name of duty and pride.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lives of officers in an Air Force squadron in occupied Europe encompass the contradictions of military experience and the men's response to a young newcomer, bright and ambitious, whose fate is to be an emblem of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter futile attempts at ordinary revision, Salter elected to begin with a blank page, to compose an entirely new novel based upon the characters and events of his second long unavailable novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e. The result, \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e, is a masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e was a novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist. Born in 1925, Salter grew up in New York City and was a career officer and Air Force pilot until his mid-thirties, when the success of his first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e led to a fulltime writing career. Salter's potent, lyrical prose has earned him acclaim from critics, readers, and fellow novelists. He was the recipient of a PEN\/Faulkner Award and the PEN\/Malamud Award, among others. His novel \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"nearly perfect as any American fiction.\" His other books include \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLight Years\u003c\/i\u003e. He died on June 19, 2015, at ninety years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691363143743,"sku":"9781619020559","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/60bf3b55124fafbeb91bd8234ff06402.webp?v=1764991849","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/cassada-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}