{"product_id":"solo-faces-paperback-1","title":"Solo Faces - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolo Faces\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the obsession that draws climbers away from civilization to test themselves against the most intimidating and inaccessible mountains in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Salter's novel captures the adventure of Gary, a roofer of churches, who feels restrained by conventions and flat ground. Unable to find happiness in his life, he travels to southern France to climb to the summits of the Alps. He finds peace and happiness within himself soon after. But when fellow climbers are trapped on the mountain, he makes a daring one-man rescue during a storm that brings him the notice he has always shunned. But the glory quickly dissipates and he returns to the anonymity he prefers, having thoroughly satisfied himself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e was the celebrated author of six novels (\u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, 1957; \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, 1961; \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e, 1967; \u003ci\u003eLight Years\u003c\/i\u003e, 1975; \u003ci\u003eSolo Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, 1979; and \u003ci\u003eAll That Is\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013) and three books of stories (\u003ci\u003eDusk and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, 1988; \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e, 2005; and \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013), as well a memoir, \u003ci\u003eBurning the Days\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He also had a successful Hollywood career, most notably as the screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eDownhill Racer\u003c\/i\u003e (1969). Born in New Jersey in 1926 and raised in New York City, he attended West Point during World War II and served as an officer and a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1945 to 1957. He drew on his combat experiences in Korea for his first two novels, though it was not until the controversial but now-classic \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e that he considered that he had come close to measuring up to his own standards. He was a recipient of the 1989 PEN\/Faulkner Award and the 2012 PEN\/Malamud Award. He died in Sag Harbor, New York, in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47237393580281,"sku":"9780865473218","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SlM0cnlaVzVJSFhlRnRRMzAzdW56dz09_2c582278-4880-4e62-9651-93eae9e0445f.webp?v=1768539498","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/solo-faces-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}