Larry McMurtry Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Měsíc nad prérií je druhá kniha epické tetralogie Osamělá holubice, která je vrcholem jedinečného pohledu Larryho McMurtryho na americký Západ. Vypráví o období dvaceti let mezi romány Cesta mrtvého muže a Osamělá holubice, o dobrodružství plném tragédií, krutosti, odvahy, cti a zrady. Texaští hraničáři Augustus McCrae a Woodrow Call, nyní již muži středního věku, se i nadále potýkají se stále většími útrapami dospělého života. Gus kvůli své osudové lásce Kláře Forsytheové a Call kvůli Maggie Tiltonové, mladé děvce, která ho miluje. Dva hrdí muži, přátelé, i když každý je úplně jiný, se vydají s oddílem hraničářů pronásledovat Buvolí hrb – velkého válečného náčelníka kmene Komančů, Kopajícího vlka – proslulého komančského zloděje koní a Ahumada – nelítostného mexického banditu lačnícího po mučení. V jejich hořké snaze chránit postupující západní hranici před vzdorovitými Komanči, odhodlanými do posledního dechu bránit své území a svůj způsob života, jim pomáhají kumpáni Deets, Jake Spoon a Pea Eye Parker. Kniha Měsíc nad prérií vychází v češtině vůbec poprvé.

A stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Lonesome Dove

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry offers an intimate and reflective exploration of a writer's life in this deeply personal follow-up to his memoir, Books. Through his experiences, McMurtry delves into the challenges and triumphs of the writing process, providing insights into the literary world and his own creative journey. This work captures the essence of being a writer, revealing the complexities and rewards that come with the craft.

The memoir offers an intimate glimpse into Larry McMurtry's lifelong obsession with rare and antiquarian books, detailing his experiences in buying, selling, and collecting them. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, McMurtry shares the significance of these books in his life, revealing the joys and challenges of his literary pursuits. This captivating narrative not only explores his passion for literature but also provides insights into the world of book collecting.

I've come to think that in times of crisis human beings don't have it in them to be rational. The Yazee gang was riding down upon us, six abreast. We all ran outside and confirmed that fact. The sensible thing would have been to run and hide -- but did we? Not at all.The narrator of Larry McMurtry's newest book is spunky Nellie Courtright, twenty-two years old and already wrapping every man in the West around her little finger. When she and her teenage brother Jackson are orphaned, she sweet-talks the local sheriff into hiring Jackson as a deputy, while she takes over the vacant job of town telegrapher. When, by pure blind luck, Jackson shoots down the entire Yazee gang, Nellie is quick to capitalize on his new notoriety by selling reviews to reporters. It seems wherever Nellie is, action is sure to happen, from a love affair with Buffalo Bill to a ringside seat at the O.K. Corral gunfight. Told with charm, humor, and an unparalleled zest for life, Nellie's story is the story of how the West was won.

In this final volume of "The Berrybender Narratives," Larry McMurtry showcases his talent for crafting novels rich in wit and nostalgia, offering a sweeping portrayal of the American West. The story begins with Tasmin and her family under a comfortable yet irksome arrest in Mexican Santa Fe, where her eccentric father, Lord Berrybender, plans a journey to Texas with his diverse entourage. Tasmin, once devoted to her husband Jim Snow, now questions her feelings and future. This uncertainty reflects the broader changes affecting the West, as even Captain Clark is bewildered by the transformation of the land. Meanwhile, Jim Snow, accompanied by Kit Carson, travels to New Orleans, where he encounters Juppy, a formidable black giant and one of Lord Berrybender's illegitimate sons. Together, they attempt to return to Santa Fe, but they cannot prevent the Berrybender family from being captured and forced on a harrowing desert journey to Vera Cruz. Enduring starvation, thirst, and violent confrontations with slavers, the Berrybenders eventually reach New Orleans, where Jim must choose between Tasmin and the freedom of the plains. With a rich cast of historical figures, this novel serves as the culmination of a unique four-volume saga, marking one of McMurtry's finest achievements.

Legends cloud the life of Crazy Horse, a seminal figure in American history but an enigma even to his own people in his own day. This superb biography looks back across more than 120 years at the life and death of this great Sioux warrior who became a reluctant leader at the Battle of Little Bighorn. With his uncanny gift for understanding the human psyche, Larry McMurtry animates the character of this remarkable figure, whose betrayal by white representatives of the U.S. government was a tragic turning point in the history of the West. A mythic figure puzzled over by generations of historians, Crazy Horse emerges from McMurtry’s sensitive portrait as the poignant hero of a long-since-vanished epoch.

Anticipating the onset of her later years, Maggie leaves behind her manipulative daughters to accompany her best friend, Connie, for one final fling, but a series of misadventures prompts their desperate, gun-toting journey to a Texas ranch.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry continues his four-part epic, The Berrybender Narratives, with a new novel of courage and hardship that transports readers to a time when life itself was an adventure, and death was ever close at hand.... In their trek through the 1830s American West, the Berrybender family has experienced every blessing and hardship imaginable, by both the hand of man and the will of God. Now, Tasmin Berrybender leads her unconventional family as they struggle through an unforgiving land, losing loved ones and gathering new cohorts at the most unlikely turns. It is in these perilous circumstances that Tasmin's husband, the Sin Killer, disappears on a scouting expedition, leaving her to raise her young, wild son alone -- until she falls for another man. In this high-spirited and terrifying tale set against the background of the American frontier, Larry McMurtry once again shows that in the world of Western literary fiction, he truly has no equal.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry continues his epic four-novel telling of The Berrybender Narratives with a new adventure that is both a grand literary achievement and riveting entertainment as forged by a master wordsmith.... The indefatigable Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family trek on through the unexplored Wild West of 1830s America -- and suffer the harsh realities of the untamed wilderness, including sickness, brutal violence and death, the desertion of trusted servants, and the increasing hardships of daily life in a land where survival is never certain. Filled with larger-than-life legendary figures such as mountain men Jim Bridger and Kit Carson, vividly rendered action, irresistible good humor, and an ever-changing cast of characters that readers will treasure, The Wandering Hill proves again that Larry McMurtry still reigns as the first statesman of the Old West.

The memoir offers a compelling exploration of contrasting landscapes, from the rugged terrain of west Texas to the serene beauty of the South Seas. Through insightful observations and personal anecdotes, McMurtry reflects on profound themes of love and life, creating a rich tapestry of experiences that resonate deeply with readers.

In the Missouri town of Boone's Lick, a colorful cast of characters stands on the edge of the Western frontier ready to push west to Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a memoir of his odyssey from rancher's son to critically acclaimed novelist, in a reminiscence set against the backdrop of the Lone Star State.

The epic four-volume cycle that began with Larry McMurty's Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove, is completed with this brilliant and haunting novel—a capstone in a mighty tradition of storytelling. Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call, now in their middle years, are just beginning to deal with the enigmas of the adult heart—Gus with his great love, Clara Forsythe; and Call with Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him. Two proud but very different men, they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Comanche Moon joins the twenty-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, following beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades-in-arms—Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker—in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life. At once vividly imagined and unflinchingly realistic, Comanche Moon is a sweeping, heroic adventure full of tragedy, cruelty, courage, honor and betrayal, and the culmination of Larry McMurty's peerless vision of the American West.

The producers of the miniseries Streets of Laredo now present the story of the last two Cherokee warriors--Zeke Proctor and Ned Christie--and their struggle to remain true to their Indian ways. Focusing on Ned and Zeke's loyalty to their heritage and determination to be judged by Indian justice at a time when white men were trying to take judicial power away from the Cherokee nation, Zeke and Ned is prime McMurtry.

Aurora Greenway, Heldin dieses ebenso zärtlich komischen wie bittersüßen Romans, ist eine Frau, der das Leben mit hundertpro-zentiger Sicherheit immer dort begegnet, wo sie es gerade nicht haben will: Ihr Geliebter, ein beinahe 90jähriger, aber durchaus noch sehr lebendiger General, leidet unter chronischer Impotenz. Die Therapie, die sie aus Frust darüber mit einem smarten Analytiker beginnt, droht in eine Affäre umzukippen. ihr Enkel Tommy sitzt wegen Mord an seiner Freundin im Knast, und nichts deutet darauf hin, daß er daran irgend etwas ändern wollte. So ist in ihrem Leben also iast alles so gekommen, wie sie es garantiert nicht haben wollte, doch Aurora ist nicht die Frau, die den Kopf in den Sand steckt, Mit Mut und Witz sucht sie nach einem Weg, sich zu arrangieren mit der eigenen drohenden Midlite-crisis, mit ihren Kindern und Kindeskindern, um der Welt am Ende doch ein verschmitztes Lächeln abzutrotzen.

Cesta mrtvého muže je první, mimořádná kniha z epické tetralogie Osamělá holubice. Larry McMurtry vdechl nový život zaniklému americkému Západu a stvořil dva nezapomenutelné hrdiny Guse a Calla. V zemi, kde na každém kroku číhá nebezpečí, se mladí texaští hraničáři Augustus McCrae a Woodrow Call musí mnohému naučit. Čelí spalujícímu vedru, zuřícím tornádům, rozbouřeným řekám, nemilosrdným indiánům, ale také smrtelně nebezpečným vrtochům vojáků. Na svých prvních výpravách v doprovodu statné a neohrožené děvky Matildy se hraničáři musí vypořádat nejen s neschopnými či zrádnými důstojníky, ale také s prohnaným náčelníkem Komančů jménem Buvolí hrb a mlčenlivým Apačem Gomezem. Ohromí je velikost mexické armády. A Gus potká svou osudovou lásku.

Forty-seven year old, ex-showgirl from Las Vegas, Harmony is shocked to hear that her daughter has died of AIDS. Now she must cope with the loss -by way of a road trip- or risk losing her sanity.

Román o Cadillacovi Jackovi, kovboji z rodea, který se dá na dráhu překupníka starožitností, je chytrá a vtipná satira na sexuální, politický a milostný, typicky americký styl života.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry comes the sequel and final book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy. An exhilarating tale of legend and heroism, Streets of Laredo is classic Texas and Western literature at its finest.Captain Woodrow Call, August McCrae's old partner, 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. This long chase leads them across the last wild stretches of the West into a hellhole known as Crow Town and, finally, into the vast, relentless plains of the Texas frontier.

Western roman med Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill og Sitting Bull som hovedfigurer

Danny's eccentric way of life is interrupted when T.R., the daughter he has never met, brings her children and lovers to live with him.

Příběh Billyho Kida. L. McMurtry prohlašuje, že všechno bylo - jak už to u historických událostí bývá zvykem - poněkud jinak, a životní osudy krutého pistolníka s dětským obličejem zpracovává poněkud netradičně.

Sequel to: The Last Picture Show. Thalia, once a backwater Texas town, then a boom town, collapses with the oil prices. Then a former high school beauty returns from a career as a Hollywood star, and shakes the town to its roots.

Milostné drama, dobrodružství, epos - to vše je mistrovské dílo Larryho McMurtryho " Osamělá holubice". Podle mnohých kritiků je tento rozsáhlý román vůbec nejlepším literárním dílem o období soumraku toho opravdového amerického západu. Potvrzením toho je i Pulitzerova cena, kterou Larry McMurtry za "Osamělou holubici" jako nejlepší americké literární dílo získal v roce 1986. Životní příběh skupiny kovbojů ze zapadlého texaského městečka nese všechny dramatické prvky westernové tematiky, ale autor jej dokázal umocnit svým skvělým vypravěčským talentem a hlubokým pochopením pro lidské vášně, sny a slabosti na strhující čtenářský zážitek.

The stunning first novel from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove. Young Lonnie idolizes Hud--a wild-acting man who'll do anything to get what he wants, whether it hurts someone or not. There are only two people Hud won't bow to. And when he tries to conquer them, nothing will ever be the same.

An Oscar-winning story of a memorable mother and her fiesty daughter who find the courage and humor to live through life's hazards and to love each other as never before. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove created two characters who won the hearts of readers and moviegoers everywhere--Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma.

Sam the Lion runs the pool-hall, the picture house and the all-night cafe. Coach Popper whips his boys with towels and once took a shot at one when he disturbed his hunting. Billy wouldn't know better than to sweep his broom all the way to the town limits if no one stopped him.

Larry McMurtry's Cheyenne is not a place on the map it's a part of life the best part ... Leaving Cheyenne tells of a love triangle unlike any other: Gideon Fry, heir to Texas ranch; Johnny McCloud his cowboy friend; and Molly, whom they both love and who bears each of them a son. Gid, Molly, and Johnny take turns narrating a deeply human story that spans forty years the story of how finally they all left Cheyenne

Ranging from Texas to California on a young writer's journey in a car he calls El Chevy, All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is one of Larry McMurtry's most vital and entertaining novels. Danny Deck is on the verge of success as an author when he flees Houston and hurtles unexpectedly into the hearts of three women: a girlfriend who makes him happy but who won't stay, a neighbor as generous as she is lusty, and his pal Emma Horton. It's a wild ride toward literary fame and an uncharted country...beyond everyone he deeply loves. All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a wonderful display of Larry McMurtry's unique gift: his ability to re-create the subtle textures of feelings, the claims of passing time and familiar place, and the rich interlocking swirl of people's lives.