Author | Larry McMurtry |
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Language | English |
Publication date | 1982 |
Publication place | USA |
Cadillac Jack is a 1982 American novel by Larry McMurtry. He called it his "book about scouting" inspired by his years as a book scout. [1]
McMurtry called it one of his "weakest books" adding it "doesn’t have that many fans either, although John Mellencamp is one positive reader for whom I have great respect." [2]
The New York Times wrote "every time Mr. McMurtry threatens to get into something like substantive plot or character development, Jack jumps into that dadblamed car and drives off somewhere. The cruising is endless and serves only to connect the short, affectionate, sometimes hilarious vignettes of Americans trading and swapping that give the book its genuine eccentricity." [3]
Kirkus called it "an idle mix of charm, noise, and hoke... far too long... fitfully endearing, and especially disappointing after the textured comedy/drama control of Somebody Darling." [4]
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. McMurtry went on to write a sequel, Streets of Laredo (1993), and two prequels, Dead Man's Walk (1995) and Comanche Moon (1997), all of which were also adapted as TV series.
Larry Jeff McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations. He was also a prominent book collector and bookseller.
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Duane's Depressed is a 1999 American novel by Larry McMurtry. McMurtry said it was one of his favorite works.
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a 1972 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It was his fifth novel.
Moving On is a 1970 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It focuses on Patsy Carpenter and her husband Jim in contemporary Texas.
Anything for Billy is a 1988 American novel by Larry McMurtry about Billy the Kid.
Terms of Endearment is a 1975 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It was his sixth novel and was adapted into a popular 1983 film.
Texasville is a 1987 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to his earlier The Last Picture Show and features several of the same characters a number of years later.
Rhino Ranch is a 2009 American novel by Larry McMurtry.
When the Light Goes is a 2007 American novel by Larry McMurtry.
The Evening Star is a 1992 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It follows on from Terms of Endearment.
Some Can Whistle is a 1989 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers. McMurtry admits there was some uncertainty from the earlier novel whether the lead character died but he "put to rest the vexed question of Danny Deck’s survival" by writing a sequel.
Somebody's Darling is a 1978 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It was his first Hollywood novel and in 2005 he called it his "worst book".
Telegraph Days is a 2006 American novel by Larry McMurtry.
Loop Group is a 2005 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It is one of his favorite novels.
The Desert Rose is a 1983 novel by Larry McMurtry about a Las Vegas showgirl.
The Late Child is a 1995 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to The Desert Rose.
The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley & the Beginnings of Superstardom in America is a 2005 American book by Larry McMurtry that focuses on the showbusiness careers of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley.