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Larry McMurtry

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Larry McMurtry

1936-06-03 – 2021-03-25 · From United States

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Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter from Texas, known for fiction set in the American West and contemporary Texas. His novel Lonesome Dove (1985) won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Several of his novels, including Horseman, Pass By, The Last Picture …

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L. McMurtry, Larry Jeff McMurtry

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Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove #1
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Streets of Laredo

Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove #2
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Thalia

Larry McMurtry

Thalia, Texas
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The Last Kind Words Saloon

Larry McMurtry

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Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience

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  • Did Larry McMurtry win any awards beyond the Pulitzer Prize?

    Yes. In addition to the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (awarded for his novel Lonesome Dove), McMurtry received the National Humanities Medal in 2014, presented by President Obama at a White House ceremony in September 2015, honoring his books, essays, and screenplays.