Thomas McGuane
American novelist whose early novels of counterculture excess and Western disillusionment made him a cult figure. Ninety-Two in the Shade was nominated for the National Book Award. His later fiction has explored Montana ranching life with mature precision.
Works
- The Sporting ClubYoung man navigates power, privilege, and moral ambiguity in an exclusive hunting club
- The Bushwhacked PianoDarkly comic coming-of-age novel of misadventure and delusional self-discovery
- Ninety-Two in the ShadePoetic novel of flats, fishing, and male violence in the Florida Keys
- Nobody's AngelModern western tale of a drifting man seeking redemption through work and love
- Something to Be DesiredMan's pursuit of meaning through erotic conquest and spiritual emptiness
- Bushwhacked PianoDarkly comic coming-of-age novel of misadventure and delusional self-discovery
- PanamaNoir-inflected novel of American alienation, betrayal, and male fantasy
- CloudburstsShort stories of Western lives, fishing escapades, and meditative masculine isolation