British · 1890–1972
James Salter won the 1989 PEN/Faulkner Award for his story collection "Dusk and Other Stories." The American author wrote novels and stories of luminous precision, earning a reputation as a "writer's writer" whose prose style influenced generations. His novels "A Sport and a Pastime" and "Light Years" are masterworks of American fiction. Salter wrote slowly and published rarely, making each book count.