Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry was one of the greatest American novelists, whose Lonesome Dove is widely considered the finest Western novel ever written, a sweeping epic of the last cattle drive that won the Pulitzer Prize. His Thalia, Texas trilogy and his Hollywood novels demonstrated his range. He received the Academy Award for Brokeback Mountain screenplay.
Works
- Lonesome DoveEpic Western saga of two retired Texas Rangers and their final cattle drive
- The Last Picture ShowNovel of small-town Texas decline through the eyes of teenagers
- Terms of EndearmentMultigenerational novel of love and loss among Houston families
- Horseman Pass ByWestern novel about cattle ranching and frontier life in Texas
- All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
- Streets of LaredoFinal novel in The Lonesome Dove series following aged lawmen in 1870s Texas
- Horseman, Pass ByComing-of-age novel about a Texas rancher's son and his grandfather's influence
- Comanche MoonHistorical novel depicting the Comanche Wars and westward settlement
- TexasvilleSequel exploring small-town Texas life decades after Horseman, Pass By