{"product_id":"thalia-a-texas-trilogy-9781631493751","title":"Thalia: A Texas Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarry McMurtry burst onto the American literary scene with a force that would forever redefine how we perceive the American West. His first three novels-- \u003cem\u003eHorseman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePass By\u003c\/em\u003e (1961), * \u003cem\u003eLeaving Cheyenne\u003c\/em\u003e (1963), and \u003cem\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e (1966)-- all set in the north Texas town of Thalia after World War II, are collected here for the first time. In this trilogy, McMurtry writes tragically of men and women trying to carve out an existence on the plains, where the forces of modernity challenge small- town American life. From a cattleranch rivalry that confirms McMurtry's \"full- blooded Western genius\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e) to a love triangle involving a cowboy, his rancher boss and wife, and finally to the hardscrabble citizens of an oil- patch town trying to keep their only movie house alive, McMurtry captures the stark realities of the West like no one else. With a new introduction, \u003cem\u003eThalia\u003c\/em\u003e emerges as an American classic that celebrates one of our greatest literary masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Just named in 2017 by \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e the #1 Western novel worthy of rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcMurtry, Larry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLarry McMurtry\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and avid bookseller and collector, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay of \u003cem\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e with cowriter Diana Ossana. Awarded in 2014 the National Humanities Medal for his body of work, his novels include \u003cem\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/em\u003e and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Kind Words Saloon\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Archer City, Texas.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631320437010,"sku":"9781631493751","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e1d35b3-bbaa-4a94-a01b-43782df49c48.jpg?v=1732769181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thalia-a-texas-trilogy-9781631493751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}