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The Missouri Breaks
Great copy for "1976" copy. First edition June, 1976. Ships very quickly and packaged carefully!
131 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
About the author
Thomas McGuane
77 books480 followersThomas Francis McGuane III is an American writer. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Cutting Horse Association Members Hall of Fame and the Fly-Fishing Hall of Fame.
McGuane's early novels were noted for a comic appreciation for the irrational core of many human endeavors, multiple takes on the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. His later writing reflected an increasing devotion to family relationships and relationships with the natural world in the changing American West, primarily Montana, where he has made his home since 1968, and where his last five novels and many of his essays are set. He has three children, Annie, Maggie and Thomas.
McGuane's early novels were noted for a comic appreciation for the irrational core of many human endeavors, multiple takes on the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. His later writing reflected an increasing devotion to family relationships and relationships with the natural world in the changing American West, primarily Montana, where he has made his home since 1968, and where his last five novels and many of his essays are set. He has three children, Annie, Maggie and Thomas.
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February 13, 2011
This edition I read is the screenplay for the movie. I couldn't find the original novel, if one exists. I originally wanted to read this because it was filmed in Montana AND because I had heard good things about Thomas McGuane. I really don't know how to evaluate a script, so I will just say that it kept me engaged throughout, and I guess that is enough.
The characters were interesting at the least, and quite eccentric if not crazed at most, and I could see how the script could be made into a powerful movie. So, now I have the movie ordered on Netflix. Netflix reviewers described the movie as bizarre, but also a chance to see two great actors at their finest: Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando. I read the script as a novelty item, and now I will see the movie as a novelty item.
I am also pleased to say, having come from three generations back of Montanans, I now know where The Missouri Breaks are, and I am gratified to know. Might even find my way up there next summer.
The characters were interesting at the least, and quite eccentric if not crazed at most, and I could see how the script could be made into a powerful movie. So, now I have the movie ordered on Netflix. Netflix reviewers described the movie as bizarre, but also a chance to see two great actors at their finest: Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando. I read the script as a novelty item, and now I will see the movie as a novelty item.
I am also pleased to say, having come from three generations back of Montanans, I now know where The Missouri Breaks are, and I am gratified to know. Might even find my way up there next summer.
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