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He is best known for his novels terms of endearment, lonesome dove and cowriting the screenplay to brokeback mountain. December 2004 in mcmurtry s latest, two wild women hit the road when larry mcmurtry is not writing a western, the west is usually lurking somewhere in the background. This is the case with his latest offering, a humorous saga of two postmenopausal free spirits who set off from l. Larry jeff mcmurtry born june 3, 1936 is an american novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old west or in contemporary texas. Browse audiobooks written by larry mcmurtry sorted by best. Lonesome dove ebook by larry mcmurtry 9781451606539. Author of more than 30 books and winner of the pulitzer prize, larry mcmurtry has gained international fame for his eccentric characters and vivid settings. There is a sixyear gap between larry mcmurtry writing his lonesomedove and its sequel.
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