<description>&lt;div&gt;On this week’s episode, I’m very pleased to be joined by David Streitfeld to discuss his new book, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/western-star-the-life-and-legends-of-larry-mcmurtry-david-streitfeld/ec007193cc6a4acd?ean=9780063234888&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Amongst the topics discussed: McMurtry’s obsession with book buying and selling; how his books and the films they were made from helped shape the view of the west; and why &lt;em&gt;Lonesome Dove&lt;/em&gt;—both the book and the miniseries—endures more than 40 years later. From &lt;em&gt;The Last Picture Show &lt;/em&gt;to &lt;em&gt;Brokeback Mountain&lt;/em&gt;, McMurtry rests alongside Cormac McCarthy one of the great modern voices of the American west.&lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

The Bulwark

Larry McMurtry: Man of the West

MAR 20, 202651 MIN
The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

Larry McMurtry: Man of the West

MAR 20, 202651 MIN

Description

<div>On this week’s episode, I’m very pleased to be joined by David Streitfeld to discuss his new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/western-star-the-life-and-legends-of-larry-mcmurtry-david-streitfeld/ec007193cc6a4acd?ean=9780063234888&amp;next=t"><em>Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry</em></a>. Amongst the topics discussed: McMurtry’s obsession with book buying and selling; how his books and the films they were made from helped shape the view of the west; and why <em>Lonesome Dove</em>—both the book and the miniseries—endures more than 40 years later. From <em>The Last Picture Show </em>to <em>Brokeback Mountain</em>, McMurtry rests alongside Cormac McCarthy one of the great modern voices of the American west.</div>