{"product_id":"larry-mcmurtry-a-life-282330","title":"Larry McMurtry: A Life","description":"\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane tab-white active\" id=\"tab-overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eA biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1rem; font-style: italic;\"\u003e New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e bestselling author Tracy Daugherty.  Finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn more than forty books, during a career that spanned more than sixty years, Larry McMurtty staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains' keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner.\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTracy Daugherty's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLarry McMurtry: A Life\u003c\/span\u003e traces his origins as one of the last American writers who had direct contact with this country's pioneer traditions. It follows his astonishing career as a bestselling writer, a Pulitzer Prize-wining novelist, and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. Many of McMurtry's books and the movies made from them were groundbreaking and genre-busting. His beloved Western epic \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/span\u003e has been recognized as an American classic, while the film version of his novel \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Last Picture Show \u003c\/span\u003eis regularly listed as among the finest American movies ever made. In addition to his writing career, McMurtry was a public intellectual and a passionate and beloved bookseller.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA sweeping and insightful look at a versatile, one-of-a-kind American writer, this first-ever biography is a must-read for all Larry McMurtry fans.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Gift Land","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925361135705,"sku":"9781250282330","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/0206\/3705\/files\/9781250282330.jpg?v=1766072300","url":"https:\/\/royalgiftland.com\/tr\/products\/larry-mcmurtry-a-life-282330","provider":"Royal Gift Land","version":"1.0","type":"link"}