num_pages: 260
description: Joe Buck, naively charming Texan cowboy, seeks his fortune in the Big Apple, but encounters Ratso Rizzo, a sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond. This is the book on which the Academy Award-winning film was based.
language: English
title: Midnight Cowboy
titlecomplete: Midnight Cowboy
genres: Literature, Media Tie In, Classics, Literary Fiction, Queer, Novels, LGBT, Fiction, Gay, Film
ratings_count: 2644
places: New York City, New York
publisher: Scribner