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Winner of the 1986 Pulitzer Prize

Winner of the Earphones Award for Narration

Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Performance by the Narrator

A #1 Amazon Bestseller in Westerns

A Barnes & Noble Bestseller

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Best Fiction Narrator

The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.

Journey to the dusty little town of Lonesome Dove, where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a story of love, loss, and the unyielding spirit of the American West.

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“While the plot is compelling, it’s the characters who make this a classic…Listeners will come to recognize individuals by their manner of speaking and care about them deeply. Patton captures the spirit of this American epic. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile magazine

“If you read only one western novel in your life, read Lonesome Dove.” —USA Today

“Everything about Lonesome Dove feels true…These are real people, and they are still larger than life.” —New York Times Book Review

“Lonesome Dove has all the action anyone could possibly imagine…[and] both in general and in details, the authority of exact authenticity…Superb.” — Chicago Tribune

“The quintessential Western novel, Lonesome Dove is the story of two Texas Rangers on their last hurrah. Their picturesque ride gives readers a full spectrum of character qualities and emotions. You’ll run the gamut from laughing to crying as these Rangers face the untamed American West.” —Barnes&Noble.com

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Author Bio: Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was an award-winning novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and avid book collector. His novels include The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, and Lonesome Dove, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote more than thirty screenplays, including the coauthorship of Brokeback Mountain, for which he received an Academy Award.

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Format:	Retail CD
Available Formats :	Retail CD
Category:	Fiction
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Audio
CDs:	28
Runtime:	35.82
ISBN:	9781668149034
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

Lonesome Dove: A Novel

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