James Salter

James Salter was born in New York City on June 10th, 1925 and passed away at the age of 90 on June 19th, 2015.

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James Salter Stats: The most read book by James Salter on Book Notification is All That Is, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Hunters, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of James Salter books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are All That Is, The Hunters, and A Sport and a Pastime.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	6 The Hunters	1956	Loading... Go
2	The Arm of Flesh	1961	Loading... Go
3	A Sport and a Pastime	1967	Loading... Go
4	Light Years	1975	Loading... Go
5	Solo Faces	1979	Loading... Go
6	Still Such	1992	Loading... Go
7	Water's Edge (With: Sally Gall)	1995	Loading... Go
8	Cassada	2000	Loading... Go
9	Gods of Tin: The Flying Years	2004	Loading... Go
10	6 All That Is	2013	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Burning the Days: Recollection, Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days, and The Art of Fiction.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Tasting Paris: An Intimate Guide: The Streets, the Bistros, and the Louvre (With: Kay Eldredge)	1996	Loading... Go
2	Burning the Days: Recollection	1997	Loading... Go
3	There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter	2005	Loading... Go
4	Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days (With: Kay Salter)	2006	Loading... Go
5	Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps (With: Robert Phelps)	2010	Loading... Go
6	The Art of Fiction	2016	Loading... Go
7	Don't Save Anything: The Uncollected Writings of James Salter	2017	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Dusk and Other Stories	1988	Loading... Go
2	Last Night: Stories	2005	Loading... Go
3	Collected Stories	2013	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Bangkok	2003	Loading... Go
2	My Lord You and Palm Court	2006	Loading... Go
3	Charisma	2010	Loading... Go

List of James Salter Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards	1970	Loading... Go
2	Prize Stories 1974: The O'Henry Awards	1974	Loading... Go
3	The Granta Book of the American Short Story	1993	Loading... Go
4	The Literary Traveller	1994	Loading... Go
5	Writers on Writing	2001	Loading... Go
6	Flight Patterns: A Century of Stories about Flying	2009	Loading... Go
7	Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story	2012	Loading... Go
8	That Glimpse of Truth	2014	Loading... Go
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James Salter

James Salter was born on June 10th, 1925. James passed away June 19th, 2015 at 90 years old. James Salter was born in New York City.

James Salter had written 10 standalone novels, starting with The Hunters in 1956. The most recently released novel was All That Is, which was released in 2013.

James Salter also wrote 7 Non-Fiction Books, including Tasting Paris: An Intimate Guide: The Streets, the Bistros, and the Louvre and Burning the Days: Recollection.

James Salter: Lists & Other Mentions

Light Years:
1. Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
2. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
A Sport and a Pastime:
1. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
2. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
All That Is: President Obama: Summer Reading List Selection in 2015.

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James Salter: F.A.Q

When was James Salter Born?

James Salter was born on June 10th, 1925.

When did James Salter die?

James Salter died on June 19th, 2015 at 90 years old.

Where was James Salter Born?

James Salter was born in New York City, .

What was the first book James Salter wrote?

The first book written by James Salter was The Hunters, published in 1956.

What was the most recent book James Salter wrote?

Their most recently released work was Don't Save Anything: The Uncollected Writings of James Salter on November 14th, 2017.

What is the most popular book by James Salter?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular James Salter book is All That Is. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:

All That Is (6.00)
The Hunters (6.00)

How many books has James Salter written?

James Salter has written 23 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 10 Standalone Novels, 7 Non-Fiction Books, 3 Collections, 3 Short Stories/Novellas.

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