Description
Description
The Pulitzer Prize--winning classic of the American West that follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier and rich with complex characters, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness. Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
About the Author
About the Author
Larry McMurtry (1936-2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"USA Today"
If you only read one western novel in your life, read "Lonesome Dove."
"USA Today"If you only read one western novel in your life, read "Lonesome Dove." "A marvelous novel . . . moves with joyous energy . . . amply imagined and crisply, lovingly written. I haven't enjoyed a book more this year . . . a joyous epic."--"Newsweek" "The finest novel that McMurtry has yet accomplished . . . "Lonesome Dove" has all the action anyone could possibly imagine . . . [and] both in general and in details, the authority of exact authenticity . . . superb."--"Chicago Tribune" "Everything about "Lonesome Dove" feels true . . . These are real people, and they are still larger than life."--Nicholas Lemann, "The New York Times Book Review" ""Lonesome Dove" is Larry McMurtry's loftiest novel."--"Los Angeles Times" "If you read only one western novel in your life, read "Lonesome Dove"."--"USA Today"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub date:
2000-11-10
Length:
864 pages
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