This Larry McMurtry memoir completes his trilogy of memoirs beginning with Books, an A Literary Life. All three give the reader the pleasure of a conversation with this Texan man of letters. Full of book talk from this prolific fiction and nonfiction author, rare books seller, and Hollywood screenwriter whose work paid for his first two passions.4/5(44). BOOKS: A Memoir. McMurtry, Larry. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, ISBN ISBN This is a memoir of Larry McMurtry's life primarily as a seller and collector of books. He weaves in his experiences as a writer of both books and a adapter screenplay writer. He intertwines the stories of the characters, locations, and events in his life that ended up in his books/5.
Books: A Memoir by McMurtry, Larry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru The main characters of Books novel are John, Emma. The book has been awarded with Booker Prize, Edgar Awards and many others. One of the Best Works of Larry McMurtry. published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format for offline reading. Suggested PDF: Books: A Memoir pdf. Books is McMurtry's memoir of his life as a bookman, a term for those who devote themselves to buying, collecting, selling and sometimes even reading books. Most fans know that besides writing.
This Larry McMurtry memoir completes his trilogy of memoirs beginning with Books, an A Literary Life. All three give the reader the pleasure of a conversation with this Texan man of letters. Full of book talk from this prolific fiction and nonfiction author, rare books seller, and Hollywood screenwriter whose work paid for his first two passions. This is a memoir of Larry McMurtry's life primarily as a seller and collector of books. He weaves in his experiences as a writer of both books and a adapter screenplay writer. He intertwines the stories of the characters, locations, and events in his life that ended up in his books. Now, in Books: A Memoir, McMurtry writes about his endless passion for books: as a boy growing up in a largely "bookless" world; as a young man devouring the vastness of literature with astonishing energy; as a fledgling writer and family man; and above all, as one of America's most prominent bookmen. He takes us on his journey to becoming an astute, adventurous book scout and collector who would eventually open stores of rare and collectible editions in Georgetown, Houston, and finally, in.
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