Solo Faces: James Salter (Penguin Modern Classics)

Solo Faces: James Salter (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Andy Cave (Introduction), James Salter (Author)

Synopsis

Rand lives free; lean, pure and defiant, the world has little influence on him. His passion is climbing - the mountains, the huge vertical faces. There, where storms, snow, or rockfall can kill, he finds his happiness, sometimes climbing with others, sometimes alone. This is a novel of obsession and where it leads. Rand, not intending it, becomes suddenly famous for a daring rescue in the Alps. What happens when passion is spent and what becomes of heroes is revealed in this terse and powerfully written novel.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 06 Nov 2008

ISBN 10: 0141189584
ISBN 13: 9780141189581

Media Reviews
Solo Faces contrasts a devotion to mountain climbing with the earthbound tugs of love and ordinary life . . . A beautifully composed book that will remind readers of Camus and Saint-Exupery. It exemplifies the purity it describes. --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post [Salter is in] the great modern tradition of Conrad and Hemingway and Malraux. --Samuel Hynes, The New York Times Book Review A terrific novel--compelling, sad, wise, and kindhearted. Mr. Salter's prose is rare and stunning . . . How energizing it is to read a novel with a real hero in it--and a real hero he is.--John Irving
Author Bio
James Salter is the author of many novels, including Light Years and The Hunters.