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Larry McMurtry, for his books, essays, and screenplays. Mr. McMurtry's work evokes the character and drama of the American West with stories that examine quintessentially American lives. “I don’t remember either of my parents ever reading me a story—perhaps that’s why I’ve made up so many,” wrote Larry McMurtry in his first memoir ...
26 de mar. de 2021 · Larry Jeff McMurtry was born in Wichita Falls, Tex., on June 3, 1936. He graduated from what is now the University of North Texas in 1958 and received a master’s degree in English from Rice ...
Larry Jeff McMurtry (* 3.Juni 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas; † 25. März 2021 in Archer City, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor.In seinen Werken thematisierte er häufig Gegenwart und Vergangenheit des „Wilden Westens“. Für seinen Roman Weg in die Wildnis gewann er 1985 den Pulitzer-Preis, für sein Drehbuch zu Brokeback Mountain 2006 einen Oscar für das ...
The Minor Regional Novelist. When Larry McMurtry began writing, he had no reason to believe that the dusty plains and grim ranchers that inspired him would capture anyone’s attention. Thirty-two ...
Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry.It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series and the third installment in the series chronologically. It was a bestseller and won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.In 1989, it was adapted as a TV miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall, which won both critical and popular acclaim.
En 1969, Larry McMurtry, qui vient de déménager à Washington DC, ouvre une première librairie, Booked up, à Georgetown. Il ouvrira une seconde librairie en 1988 à Archer City qui était l'une des plus grandes librairies indépendantes des États-Unis avec un fonds de plus de 400 000 titres.
4 de sept. de 2023 · Larry McMurtry in 1968. As a writer McMurtry paid close attention to declining ways of life, and he intimately charted the national migration from rural to urban existence.
