The Last Picture Show

It was Sam the Lion, the rough-edged yet protective old sentimentalist who gave Thalia its poolhall, its all-night cafe, and, most cherished in the reverie of the town's restless youth, its own picture show. Set in the north-central Texas of the late 1950s, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW is an unforgettable novel of youth and dreams, and of harsh, dry reality.

Later made into an award-winning motion picture, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW demonstrates Larry McMurtry's talents as a writer and observer.