num_pages: 280
description: This is one of McMurtry's most memorable novels - the basis for the film of the same name. Set in a small, dusty Texas town, it introduces Jacy, Duane and Sonny, teenagers stumbling towards adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love.
language: English
title: The Last Picture Show
titlecomplete: The Last Picture Show
genres: Coming Of Age, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, Westerns, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 17855
places: Texas
series: The Last Picture Show, Thalia, Texas
publisher: Orion Books