In a narrow grave
Subtitle: essays on Texas
By: Larry McMurtry ; with a new introduction by Diana Ossana
Contributors: Ossana, Diana, writer of introduction
Edition: Liveright paperback.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781631493539
Copyright date: 1968
Subjects: Social life and customs; Civilization
Other titles: Essays on Texas
Description: "This landmark collection, brimming with his signature wit and incomparable sensibility, is Larry McMurtry's classic tribute to his home and his people. Before embarking on what would become one of the most prominent writing careers in American literature, spanning decades and indelibly shaping the nation's perception of the West, Larry McMurtry knew what it meant to come from Texas. Originally published in 1968, In a Narrow Grave is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's homage to the past and present of the Lone Star State, where he grew up a precociously observant hand on his father's ranch. From literature to rodeos, small-town folk to big city intellectuals, McMurtry explores all the singular elements that define his land and community, revealing the surprising and particular challenges in the "dying . . . rural, pastoral way of life." "The gold standard for understanding Houston's brash rootlessness and civic insecurities" (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), In a Narrow Grave offers a timeless portrait of the vividly human, complex, full-blooded Texan."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Originally published: Austin : Encino Press, 1968.

Copyright renewed 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (page 201-204).
Table of contents: title: An introduction: the God abandons Texas; title: Here's HUD in your eye; title: Cowboys, movies, myths, & Cadillacs: an excursus on ritual forms in the western movie; title: Southwestern literature?; title: Eros in Archer County; title: A look at the lost frontier; title: The old soldier's joy; title: Love, death, and the Astrodome; title: A handful of roses; title: Take my saddle from the wall: a valediction.