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Literature

Larry McMurtry Hates Giving Interviews, Dislikes His Own Books

By Kristiana Heap |

An interview with Texas literary icon Larry McMurtry aired on KERA during Morning Edition today, and it was excruciating–you can listen to it here. Linda Wertheimer tried to praise the author for his career achievements, but he pretty much trashed his famous novels and left Wertheimer hanging. When asked about Lonesome Dove, McMurtry replied, “I don’t hate it or anything.” As for The Last Picture Show: “It wasn’t a very good book. I’ve never liked it much, and I think I’ve written a dozen novels that are better, maybe more.”

Our own Glenn Hunter interviewed McMurtry this summer, and says McMurtry was “terse and not terribly friendly.” I think Wertheimer would agree.

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