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A new biography of Larry McMurtry tells the tale of a writer ever met with misreading.

by ROBERTO ONTIVEROS

The Aesthete from Archer A new biography of Larry McMurtry tells the tale of a writer ever met with misreading.

“the selling of the West preceded the settling of it, sometimes narrowly but other times by decades.” It was an “inescapable fact” that the American West’s so-called traditions were actually “invented by pulp writers, poster artists, impresarios, and advertising men.” To tell the story of the West, then, the teller needs to voice the truth about its fictions, even if that means telling fictions about its truths. McMurtry devoted his whole career to doing just that, across dozens of novels, essay collections, memoirs, a biography, and over 30 screenplays.

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‘He loved Texas and he hated it’: New book shows ‘Lonesome Dove’ author Larry McMurtry’s ambivalence Longtime journalist David Streitfeld wrote the biography “Western Star” and says McMurtry identified strongly as a Texan but also couldn’t stand the Lone Star State.

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Looking forward to reading this new book on McMurtry's life and legacy. Release date is March 24th.

Review: New biography of Larry McMurtry reveals much about elusive writer’s life David Streitfeld’s impressive new biography, Western Star, has a subtitle that alludes to a notable part of his story: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry....

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