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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Book Beginning: Dusk and Other Stories by James Salter



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Barcelona at dawn. The hotels are dark.
-- from "Am Strande von Tanger," the first story in Dusk and Other Stories by James Salter. This won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1989.
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8 comments:

  1. Laurel-Rain Snow12/25/14, 5:42 PM

    Looks like a good one!

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  2. Sandra Nachlinger12/25/14, 11:06 PM

    I like that beginning. The author tells us the setting, and he makes me wonder what the character is doing in Barcelona at dawn. I'd keep reading to find out more.

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  3. Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews12/26/14, 12:57 AM

    Hi Gilion,

    I hope that you enjoyed a good Christmas Day and thanks for continuing to post over the holidays.

    You can imagine anything you want, with that oh so simple first line. All the author leaves you with is a sense of time and place, the rest is up to the reader!

    The cover version you feature is also the best in my opinion, much better than the alternative as featured on Goodreads.

    I hope this book is as enjoyable as the ratings and reviews suggest.

    Yvonne

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  4. Elizabeth12/26/14, 5:35 AM

    Oooooo...I love Barcelona.

    ENJOY!!

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Book Beginnings

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  5. SherryGLoag12/26/14, 5:37 AM

    I have just added my name to the list, and am looking forwarding to visiting you all. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

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  6. Katherine P12/26/14, 11:45 AM

    I had to laugh a little that this one a Falkner award as the sentences are so short versus Falkner's page long sentences! This does sound intriguing. I'd like to find out more.

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  7. fredamans12/26/14, 12:50 PM

    I bet everyone sleeps... lol... love the cover. I'm intrigued.

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  8. Jahzeiah @ Bookish Musings 12/27/14, 2:25 AM

    I love books that take place in another country! Happy reading :D

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