Thomas McGuane
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
x, 556 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"From one of our most acclaimed writers, a sumptuous gathering of his singular work in the short form, including seven new stories--nothing short of a literary event For more than four decades, Thomas McGuane has been heralded as an unrivaled master of the short story. Now the arc of that achievement appears in one definitive volume: thirty-eight stories drawn from his much-lauded previous collections, and another seven entirely new pieces appearing...
Author
Description
When James Quinn and Vernor Stanton reunite at the Centennial Club, the scene of many a carefree childhood summer, Stanton marks the occasion by shooting his friend in the heart. The good news is that the bullet is made of wax. The bad news is that the Mephistophelian Stanton wants Quinn to help him wreak havoc upon this genteel enclave of weekend sportsmen: "May I predict that this is not going to be the usual boring, phlegmatic summer?"
In this...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
2015, ©2015
Physical Desc
7 CDs (7.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in Thomas McGuane's accustomed Big Sky country, with its mesmeric powers, these stories attest to the generous compass of his fellow feeling, as well as to his unique way with words and the comic genius that has inspired comparison with Twain and Gogol. McGuane is as witty and large-hearted as we have ever known him?a jubilant, thunderous confirmation of his status as a modern master. -- Tantor Audio.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Horse thief Tom Logan has set his sights on the horses and daughter of rancher David Braxton. However, Braxton has hired the infamous Lee Clayton to make sure that his possessions are safe and that any horse thief is stopped in his tracks.