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A great interview - many thanks to both participants.
> I can never decide if Andy Cave's Learning to Breathe or James Salter's Solo Faces wins out. Salter's craftsmanship is so fine.
> James Salter stands out, even though he only wrote one book that could be called mountain literature. He is such a craftsman.
Absolutely. The Hunters, based upon Salter’s experiences as a combat pilot in Korea, is also superb.
> I'm rereading something for research purposes – Mirella Tenderini's biography of Gary Hemming.
Interesting… given that Solo Faces is a roman à clef of the Gary Hemming story.
Mick