Cloudbursts

Name: Cloudbursts
Author: Thomas McGuane

by Thomas McGuane

Short stories of Western lives, fishing escapades, and meditative masculine isolation

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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.

More by Thomas McGuane

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