Something to Be Desired

Name: Something to Be Desired
Author: Thomas McGuane

by Thomas McGuane

Man's pursuit of meaning through erotic conquest and spiritual emptiness

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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.

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