{"product_id":"last-night-paperback-by-james-salter","title":"Last Night Paperback by James Salter","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-03-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e144\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400078417\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e142.88\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.96 x 13.23 x 1.02\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding collection of stories about passion–by turns fiery and subdued, destructive and redemptive, alluring and devastating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Life is a volatile mess, and no one portrays that mess better than James Salter. . . . All of the stories in \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e are superb.”–\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn powerful stories, Salter portrays men and women in their most intimate moments. A book dealer faces the truth about his life–as it is and never will be again–when he is visited unexpectedly by his brash former girlfriend. A lonely married woman, after a disturbing encounter with a drunken poet at a dinner party, finds herself irresistibly drawn to his animal surrogate, a huge tawny-eyed dog. A lover of poetry must come to terms with his wife’s request to give up what may be his most treasured relationship. And in the title story, a translator, tormented by an agonizing sense of inevitability, assists in his wife’s suicide even as he performs a last betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunting symphony of desire, memory, and loss–from a writer whose assured style and emotional insight make him one of literature's most compelling voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJames Salter is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSolo Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLight Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e (revised as \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e; the memoirs \u003ci\u003eGods of Tin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBurning the Days\u003c\/i\u003e; and the collection \u003ci\u003eDusk and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1989 PEN\/Faulkner Award. He lives in Colorado and on Long Island.Julia Blackburn is the author of several other works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eCharles Waterton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor’s Last Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and of two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Color\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Leper’s Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were short-listed for the Orange Prize. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eOld Man Goya\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Blackburn lives in England and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555502149793,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400078417","price":26.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400078417.jpg?v=1781789874","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/last-night-paperback-by-james-salter","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}