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Lonesome Dove
The Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel Set in the American West
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Engelska, 2011214 kr
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.Immerse yourself in the gritty American Frontier in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. A powerful, triumphant tribute to the American West and a masterful epic from the screenwriter of Brokeback Mountain.This is the story of a group of audacious cowboys on a perilous cattle drive across the sprawling wilderness, from Texas to Montana. Bound by duty and hardened by the relentless frontier, their shared journey embodies the enduring spirit of the West.More than an adventure, beyond any love story, the first published book, chronologically third in McMurtry’s esteemed Lonesome Dove quartet, depicts an enduring American experience. A must-read for fans of evocative Western Americana, McMurtry propels you into the heart of 19th-century America, its triumphs and betrayals bound together in a dance of heightened drama and human spirit.‘Unforgettable’ – The New York Times‘It’s like the gift of reading itself’ – Geoff Dyer, The GuardianNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
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Comanche Moon
A Story of Courage and Conflict on the Texas Frontier From the Prize Winning Author of Lonesome Dove
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Engelska, 2015214 kr
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Comanche Moon, the second book in the Lonesome Dove quartet, follows Rangers Gus and Call in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life from the defiant Comanches.On the wild Texas frontier where barbarism and civilization come in many forms, Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call are pitched into the long, bitter, bloody fighting under the command of Captain Inish Scull.When Scull’s favourite horse is stolen by the Comanches, he decides to track him down, leaving Gus and Call in charge. However, on their return to Austin, Gus is greeted by the news that his sweetheart is to marry another man and Call finds that the town’s most notorious woman is desperate to settle down with him and become respectable. When Scull’s wealthy wife demands that her errant husband be brought home, with feelings akin to relief, the two men set off once more into the vast, untamed plains . . .Continue the series set in the American West with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove.Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
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Dead Man's Walk
The Powerful Prequel to Lonesome Dove Set in 1840s Texas
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Engelska, 2015222 kr
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Taking you deep into the heart of the American West, Dead Man’s Walk is the first book in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quartet.'McMurtry has crafted a tale of love, fear and sacrifice in the face of Wild West adversity.' – The TimesThese are the wild days when Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call – heroes of Lonesome Dove – first encounter the untamed frontier that will form their characters.Not yet twenty, Gus and Call enlist as Texas Rangers under the command of Caleb Cobb, a capricious outlaw determined to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans. The two young men experience their first great adventure in the barren, empty landscape of the great plains, in which arbitrary violence is the only law – whether from nature, or from those whose territory they must cross in order to reach New Mexico.Danger, sacrifice and fear test Gus and Call to the limits of endurance, as they seek the strength and courage to survive against almost insurmountable odds in the West of early nineteenth-century America.The powerful prequel to Lonesome Dove, continue the series set in the Wild West with Comanche Moon.'Larry McMurtry, at his best here, is one of the finest American novelists, ever' – Los Angeles TimesNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
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Streets of Laredo
A Tale of Redemption and Revenge in the Wild West from the Prize Winning Author of Lonesome Dove
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Engelska, 2015214 kr
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The final novel in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quartet, Streets of Laredo is an exhilarating and achingly poignant tale of heroism and friendship, set in the American West.Captain Woodrow Call, Gus McCrae’s old partner, once a youthful Texas Ranger, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of the last members of the Hat Creek outfit, Pea Eye Parker, now married to Lorena – once Gus’s sweetheart.Their long, perilous chase leads them across the last wild stretches of the West into a hellhole known as Crow Town and, finally, deep into the vast, relentless plains of the Texas frontier – all in search of gunman Joey Garza . . .'Larry McMurtry, at his best here, is one of the finest American novelists, ever' – Los Angeles TimesNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
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Lonesome Dove
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionImmerse yourself in the gritty realism of the American Frontier in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty – a powerful, triumphant tribute to the American West and a masterful epic from the screenwriter of Brokeback Mountain.This is the story of a group of audacious cowboys on a perilous cattle drive across the sprawling wilderness, from Texas to Montana. Bound by duty and hardened by the relentless frontier, their shared journey embodies the enduring spirit of the West.An iconic creation by the accomplished author of The Last Picture Show and Texasville, Lonesome Dove transcends boundaries – more than an adventure, beyond any love story. The saga paints the American West with a palette of nuanced characters, from heroes to outlaws, in a narrative that is as unflinching as it is captivating.This novel, the first published, chronologically third in McMurtry’s esteemed Lonesome Dove quartet, depicts an enduring American experience. A must-read for fans of evocative Western Americana, McMurtry propels you into the heart of 19th-century America, its triumphs and betrayals bound together in a dance of heightened drama and human spirit.