Larry McMurtry av Tracy Daugherty

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<p><b>*Pulitzer Prize Finalist*<br><br>A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Tracy Daugherty.</b><br><br>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. <i>Larry McMurtry: A Life</i> 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 <i>Lonesome Dove</i>, 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.</p>