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Books : a memoir
In a prolific life of singular literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded in a variety of genres: in coming-of-age novels like The Last Picture Show; in collections of essays like In a Narrow Grave; and in the reinvention of the Western on a grand scale in his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Lonesome Dove. Now, in Books: A Memoir, McMurtry writes about his endless passion for books: as a boy growing up in a largely \"bookless\" world; as a young man devouring the vastness of literature with astonishing energy; as a fledgling writer and family man; and above all, as one of America's most prominent bookmen. He takes us on his journey to becoming an astute, adventurous book scout and collector who would eventually open stores of rare and collectible editions in Georgetown, Houston, and finally, in his previously \"bookless\" hometown of Archer City, Texas--From publisher description.
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Pastures of the Empty Page
A collection of essays that offers an intimate view of
Larry McMurtry, America's preeminent western novelist, through the
eyes of a pantheon of writers he helped shape through his work over
the course of his unparalleled literary life. When he died
in 2021, Larry McMurtry was one of America's most revered writers.
The author of treasured novels such as Lonesome Dove and
The Last Picture Show , and coauthor of the screenplays for
Brokeback Mountain and Streets of Laredo ,
McMurtry created unforgettable characters and landscapes largely
drawn from his life growing up on the family's hardscrabble ranch
outside his hometown of Archer City, Texas. Pastures of the
Empty Page brings together fellow writers to honor the man and
his impact on American letters.
Paulette Jiles, Stephen Harrigan, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, and
Lawrence Wright take up McMurtry's piercing and poetic vision-an
elegiac literature of place that demolished old myths of cowboy
culture and created new ones. Screenwriting partner Diana Ossana
reflects on their thirty-year book and screenwriting partnership;
other contributors explore McMurtry's reading habits and his
passion for bookselling. And brother Charlie McMurtry shares
memories of their childhood on the ranch. In contrast to his
curmudgeonly persona, Larry McMurtry emerges as a trustworthy
friend and supportive mentor. McMurtry was famously
self-deprecating, but as his admirers attest, this self-described
\"minor regional writer\" was an artist for the ages.
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Literary life : a second memoir
McMurtry has delighted generations with his witty and elegant prose. In \"Literary Life\", the sequel to \"Books\", McMurtry expounds on life on the private side: the trials and triumphs of being a writer.
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