{"product_id":"gods-of-tin-the-flying-years-paperback","title":"Gods of Tin: The Flying Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessica Benton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Benton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA singular life often circles around a singular moment, an occasion when one's life in the world is defined forever and the emotional vocabulary set. For the extraordinary writer James Salter, this moment was contained in the fighter planes over Korea where, during his young manhood, he flew more than one hundred missions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Salter is considered one of America's greatest prose stylists. \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh \u003c\/i\u003e(later revised and retitled \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e) and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters, \u003c\/i\u003eare legendary in military circles for their descriptions of flying and aerial combat. A former Air Force pilot who flew F-86 fighters in Korea, Salter writes with matchless insight about the terror and exhilaration of the pilot's life.\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 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759472935200,"sku":"9781593760793","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f071e0bac9083c03d1c3b1fd88927833.webp?v=1780153797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gods-of-tin-the-flying-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}