Dead Man's Walk by Larry Mcmurtry
The first book in the Lonesome Dove quartet, set in frontier America during the early nineteenth-century, as two young men set out for the danger and promise of New Mexico.
McMurtry has crafted a tale of love, fear and sacrifice in the face of Wild West adversityWith his vibrant, dynamic landscapes and language that springs from the page, this book captures the heart until the last word * The Times *
A well-told novel, undemonstrative in its depiction of violence, and it offers a fascinating lesson on the realities of life in the mythical Wild West * The Sunday Times *
In Dead Man's Walk, McMurtry uses a simple, wry, immensely accessible storyteller's voice to ponder the same questions that Melville and Conrad did. This is a great book . . . Larry McMurtry, at his best here, is one of the finest American novelists, ever * Los Angeles Times *
Succeeds marvellously . . . resurrecting two brilliantly conceived characters and delivering a rousing tale of the Wild West * San Francisco Chronicle *
A well-told novel, undemonstrative in its depiction of violence, and it offers a fascinating lesson on the realities of life in the mythical Wild West * The Sunday Times *
In Dead Man's Walk, McMurtry uses a simple, wry, immensely accessible storyteller's voice to ponder the same questions that Melville and Conrad did. This is a great book . . . Larry McMurtry, at his best here, is one of the finest American novelists, ever * Los Angeles Times *
Succeeds marvellously . . . resurrecting two brilliantly conceived characters and delivering a rousing tale of the Wild West * San Francisco Chronicle *
Larry McMurtry was the author of more than thirty novels and memoirs, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove. He received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Brokeback Mountain. The cinematic treatment of Terms of Endearment swept the boards at the 1984 Academy Awards, winning Oscars in several categories, including Best Picture. McMurtry died in 2021 in Archer City, TX, at the age of 84.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529099966 |
| ISBN 10 | 152909996X |
| Title | Dead Man's Walk |
| Author | Larry Mcmurtry |
| Series | Picador Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2025-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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