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James salter died last year, june 19, 2015, at the age 90 this book, light years, is my first exposure to. A sport and a pastime las vegasclark county library. But will his first novel in more than 30 years raise his profile, asks rachel. Light years, by james salter, is a beautiful, heartbreaking book about people that, on the surface level, you may not give a damn about.
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