{"product_id":"larry-mcmurtry-a-life-9781250354587","title":"Larry McMurtry: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Pulitzer Prize Finalist* \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e*Bonney MacDonald Award Winner for Outstanding Western Book*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tracy Daugherty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains' keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner. \u003ci\u003eLarry McMurtry: A Life\u003c\/i\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 bestselling novelist, Pulitzer-Prize winner, author of the beloved \u003ci\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/i\u003e, Academy-Award winning screenwriter, public intellectual, and passionate bookseller. A sweeping and insightful look at a versatile, one-of-a-kind American writer, this book is a must-read for every Larry McMurtry fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Texas, Tracy Daugherty (he\/him) is the author of over ten novels and short story collections, a memoir, a book of personal essays, a collection of essays on writing, a novella collection, and several literary biographies. His 2009 biography of Donald Barthelme, \u003ci\u003eHiding Man\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and his 2015 biography of Joan Didion, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Love Song\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller. His work has been recognized by the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. At Oregon State University he helped found the MFA Program in Creative Writing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321528844562,"sku":"9781250354587","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe4defe5-7845-47af-9c24-898431f70a3a.jpg?v=1748589967","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/larry-mcmurtry-a-life-9781250354587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}