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| Larry McMurtry revisits Rice in novels, in real life |
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Larry McMurtry, author of
Terms of Endearment
,
The Evening Star
and
Lonesome Dove
, for which he won the Pulitzer
prize in 1985, lectured at Rice on Sept. 24.
While many students know that McMurtry taught English at Rice, few know that McMurtry actually attended Rice University and earned his masters degree in 1960. When asked of the major changes he noticed upon returning to Rice in Sept., McMurtry commented that "Rice was a scientific institute then. One of the big changes is that humanities and the sciences have been balanced." McMurtry has suceeded in writing two collections of essays and 19 novels since his graduation from Rice. Many of his novels have been converted into screenplays for films and television movies. Honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986, McMurtry continues to write novels of the American West. He also operates antiquarian bookstores throughout the country. A native Texan, McMurtry often sets his novels in familiar Texas backdrops. Terms of Endearment was set in Houston in the River Oaks neighborhood, and parts of its sequel, The Evening Star , were filmed on Rice campus in 1996. As McMurtry said, "I always like to come back to Rice. I love Rice-- it feels like home."
This item appeared in the Features section of the October 10, 1997 issue. |
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