• Literary Life

  • A Second Memoir
  • By: Larry McMurtry
  • Narrated by: Henry Strozier
  • Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Literary Life

By: Larry McMurtry
Narrated by: Henry Strozier
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Publisher's summary

In Literary Life, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry opens up about the triumphs and trials of his abundant literary career. From his early interest in writing, which began with a creative writing class at Rice University, to a career that boasts over 40 novels and an Academy Award-winning screenplay, this intimate portrait of the author offers a glimpse into an intelligent, honest, and undeniably profound voice in contemporary American Literature.

©2009 Larry McMurtry (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"McMurtry is best known as a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, but he is also a fine memoirist....This is an enjoyable and revealing look at the thoughts and career of a great writer." ( Publishers Weekly)

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