Simon & Schuster
Lonesome Dove: A Novel, 40th Anniversary Edition
Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning Western, in a 40th anniversary edition.
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Our verdict
89 / 100A Pulitzer-winning classic in an anniversary edition is a gift that looks serious and reads like an adventure. The Yellowstone foreword gives it a modern hook for a viewer who has never read a Western.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote it?
Larry McMurtry.
What is new in this edition?
A new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan, for the 40th anniversary.
What is it about?
Two retired Texas Rangers lead a cattle drive from Texas to Montana.
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