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The hero of the novel is cattleman wild horse homer bannon, here described by the narrator of the novel, bannons 17yearold grandson. A number of his other novels also were adapted into movies as well as a television mini. From the pulitzer prizewinning author of lonesome dove. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Because mcmurtry s editors required significant edits, this is. In the dusty north texas town of thalia, young lonnie bannon quietly endures the pangs of maturity as a persistent rivalry between his grandfather and stepuncle, hud, festers, and a deadly disease spreads among their cattle like wildfire. Complete summary of larry mcmurtry s horseman, pass by. Mcmurtry s first and much acclaimed novel was entitled horseman, pass by, which was published in 1961.

Caught in the middle is the narrator, homers young grandson lonnie, who is as much drawn to his grandfathers strength of character as he is to huds hedonism and materialism. Mcmurtry s first novel is a succinct initiation story of a boys leaving the ranch to roam the world. Set in postworld war ii texas 1954, the bannon ranch is owned by lonnies grandfather, homer bannon. Otherwise a clean, tight copy mass market paperback. This first edition by larry mcmurtry is available at bauman rare books.

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A stunning literary debut, horseman, pass by 1961 exhibits the fullblooded western genius publishers weekly that would come to define mcmurtrys incomparable sensibility. Mcmurtrys excellent first novel is texasfar from yeats dublin or ben bulben or innisfree. Larry mcmurtry became a published novelist in 1961 with horseman, pass by. L arry mcmurtrys horseman, pass by, owes its title to a line from a great poem by william butler yeats and. This novel was set in postworld war ii texas and centered on a young man by the name of lonnie bannon. His first three novels horseman, pass by 1961, leaving cheyenne 1963, and the last picture show 1966 all set in the north texas town of thalia after world war ii, are collected here for the first time. His first published book, horseman, pass by, was adapted into the film hud. Homers ruthless stepson, hud, stands as the primary antagonist of the novel. This 1961 western portrays life on a cattle ranch from the perspective of young narrator lonnie bannon.