Burning the Days, a memoir by James Salter, can be divided into four parts. In Part I, Salter is the child of a wobbling marriage and follows his wobbling father to West Point, a college that doesn’t make much sense for Salter…but he “falls in” and this leads to Part II, focused on Salter’s life as a pilot, highlighted by his service in the Korean war. Part II is followed by Part III, exploring Salter’s adventures as a scriptwriter, director and producer in the movie business. Part IV rounds things out by sweeping through Salter’s life as a novelist, journalist, […]