LAST NIGHT

In ten exquisite stories, Salter portrays men and women in their most intimate moments. The title piece, in which a translator assis ts agonizingly in his wife's suicide even as he performs a last betrayal, has already been hailed 'a masterpiece, clearly and withou t question'. He has written three books that everyone should read before they die...Last Night is a deeply gratifying reminder of wh at reading is for - Independent.