| Paradise Contributor(s): McMurtry, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743215664 ISBN-13: 9780743215664 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $12.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: In this classic memoir now in paperback, McMurtry journeys from the harsh landscape of west Texas to the lush islands of the South Seas, weaving together shrewd observations, personal history, and resonant reflections on love and life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Australia & Oceania |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001020568 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.3" W x 7.96" (0.38 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Long considered to be the brilliant dark horse of literary nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning Larry McMurtry delivers a searing and reflective exploration of what paradise is, whether it exists, and how different it is from life in his Texas hometown. In 1999, Larry McMurtry, whose wanderlust had been previously restricted to the roads of America, set off for a trip to the paradise of Tahiti and the South Sea Islands in an old-fashioned tub of a cruise boat, at a time when his mother was slipping toward a paradise of her own. Opening up to her son in her final days, his mother makes a stunning revelation of a previous marriage and sends McMurtry on a journey of an entirely different kind. Vividly, movingly, and with infinite care, McMurtry paints a portrait of his parents' marriage against the harsh, violent landscape of West Texas. It is their roots--laced with overtones of hard work, bitter disappointment, and the Puritan ethic--that McMurtry challenges by traveling to Tahiti, a land of lush sensuality and easy living. With fascinating detail, shrewd observations, humorous pathos, and unforgettable characters, he begins to answer some of the questions of what paradise is, whether it exists, and how different it is from life in his hometown of Archer City, Texas. |
Contributor Bio(s): McMurtry, Larry: - Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lives in Archer City, Texas. |