The Last Picture Show (novel)

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The Last Picture Show
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Author Larry McMurtry
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThalia: A Texas Trilogy/Duane Moore series
Genre Coming-of-age story
PublishedNovember 1966 [1]
Publisher The Dial Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages215 (first edition)
ISBN 0891908897
OCLC 291926
Preceded by Leaving Cheyenne  
Followed by Texasville  

The Last Picture Show is a coming-of-age novel by Larry McMurtry published in 1966. Set in the small fictional town of Thalia, Texas in the early 1950s, the novel explores the lives of a group of teenagers as they navigate the complexities of adolescence, love, and the decline of their hometown.

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Reception

The Last Picture Show received critical acclaim upon its publication. [2]

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a 1971 film of the same name directed by Peter Bogdanovich. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Jack, W. T. (November 13, 1966). "Sex Wasn't Everything". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "How The Last Picture Show Changed the World's View of Small Town Texas". texashighways.com.
  3. ↑ Vognar, Chris (May 29, 2024). "The Texas Canon: How Larry McMurtry conjures small-town loneliness". Houston Chronicle.


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