| Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay Contributor(s): Proulx, Annie (Author), McMurtry, Larry (Author), Ossana, Diana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743294165 ISBN-13: 9780743294164 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers, "Brokeback Mountain" is her masterpiece. "Brokeback Mountain" was originally published in "The New Yorker." It won the National Magazine Award. It also won an O. Henry Prize. Included in this volume is Annie Proulx's haunting story about the difficult, dangerous love affair between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Also included is the celebrated screenplay for the major motion picture "Brokeback Mountain," written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. All three writers have contributed essays on the process of adapting this critically acclaimed story for film.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Guides & Reviews |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005057459 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers, Brokeback Mountain is her masterpiece. Brokeback Mountain was originally published in The New Yorker. It won the National Magazine Award. It also won an O. Henry Prize. Included in this volume is Annie Proulx's haunting story about the difficult, dangerous love affair between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Also included is the celebrated screenplay for the major motion picture Brokeback Mountain, written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. All three writers have contributed essays on the process of adapting this critically acclaimed story for film. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ossana, Diana: - Diana Ossana has written two novels, more than a dozen screenplays and numerous essays.Proulx, Annie: - Annie Proulx is the author of eight books, including the novel The Shipping News and the story collection Close Range. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN/Faulkner award. Her story "Brokeback Mountain," which originally appeared in The New Yorker, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Her most recent novel is Barkskins. She lives in Seattle.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. |