Larry McMurtry : a life /
Daugherty, Tracy,
Larry McMurtry : a life / Tracy Daugherty. - First edition. - 550 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-538) and index.
Heart's country -- Country bypasses -- The heart.
"A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from New York Times bestselling author Tracy Daugherty. In over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains' keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner. Larry McMurtry: A Life traces his origins as one of the last American writers who had direct contact with this country's pioneer traditions. It follows his astonishing career as bestselling novelist, Pulitzer-Prize winner, author of the beloved Lonesome Dove, Academy-Award winning screenwriter, public intellectual, and passionate bookseller. A sweeping and insightful look at a versatile, one-of-a-kind American writer, this book is a must-read for every Larry McMurtry fan"--
9781250282330 1250282330
2023019859
McMurtry, Larry.
Novelists, American--Biography.
Screenwriters--United States--Biography.
Western stories--History and criticism.
Biographies.
Larry McMurtry : a life / Tracy Daugherty. - First edition. - 550 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-538) and index.
Heart's country -- Country bypasses -- The heart.
"A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from New York Times bestselling author Tracy Daugherty. In over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains' keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner. Larry McMurtry: A Life traces his origins as one of the last American writers who had direct contact with this country's pioneer traditions. It follows his astonishing career as bestselling novelist, Pulitzer-Prize winner, author of the beloved Lonesome Dove, Academy-Award winning screenwriter, public intellectual, and passionate bookseller. A sweeping and insightful look at a versatile, one-of-a-kind American writer, this book is a must-read for every Larry McMurtry fan"--
9781250282330 1250282330
2023019859
McMurtry, Larry.
Novelists, American--Biography.
Screenwriters--United States--Biography.
Western stories--History and criticism.
Biographies.