Larry McMurtry
A Life
Seiten
2025
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-250-35458-7 (ISBN)
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-250-35458-7 (ISBN)
The comprehensive Pulitzer Prize finalist biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry.
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.
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.
Born and raised in Texas, TRACY DAUGHERTY is the author of six novels, six short story collections, a memoir, a book of personal essays, a collection of essays on writing, a novella collection, and six literary biographies. His work has been recognized by the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. At Oregon State University he helped found the MFA Program in Creative Writing.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Plus one 16-page color photograph insert |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 43 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-250-35458-7 / 1250354587 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-250-35458-7 / 9781250354587 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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