Duane's Depressed

Publisher : Simon & Schuster Year : 1999 Pages : 431 Price : $39.95

Item Description :

Simon & Schuster, 1999. The final novel in McMurtry's trilogy about the Texas town where he grew up is the story of Duane Moore, whose depression takes the form of alienation from his family. He moves out of town, gives up his lucrative oil business, and goes into therapy. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999. 431 pages. Publisher's Note : The final and eagerly awaited volume of the trilogy that includes "The Last Picture Show" and "Texasville". Now in their hilarious twilight years, Duane, Karla, Jacy, and the other hapless residents of Thalia, Texas, come to grips with the fact that they're spent their whole lives in a miserable little town. "[W]hile there is a lot that is striking and moving in 'Duane's Depressed', there is something off about it, too. One of the difficulties is the use of language, or worse, the sensibility that the language implies." Washington Post Book World - Craig Nova (01/17/1999) "McMurtry portrays the depression which inflicts Duane with great sensitivity....Despite this..., the tone of DUANE'S DEPRESSED is comic." Times Literary Supplement - Alexander Harrison (04/23/1999) "Although Mc Murtry's writing is rough, the reader is moved by the inconclusive journey of a man who knows that he must change his life but doesn't know why or how."

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