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The Shootist
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The Shootist is John Bernard Books, a gunfighter at the turn of the twentieth century who must confront the greatest Shootist of all: Death. Most men would end their days in bed or take their own lives, but a gunfighter has a third option, one that Books decides to exercise. He may choose his own executioner. As word spreads that the famous assassin has incurable cancer, an assortment of human vultures gathers to feast on the corpse--among them a gambler, a rustler, a clergyman, an undertaker, an old love, a reporter, even an admiring teenager. What follows is the last courageous act in Books's own legend. This classic, Spur Award-winning novel was chosen by the Western Writers of America as one of the best western novels ever written and was the inspiration for John Wayne's last great starring role in the acclaimed 1976 film adaptation. The Bison Books edition includes a new introduction by the author's son, Miles Swarthout, in which he discusses his father's work and the making of the legendary film.
About the Author:
A prolific writer in multiple genres, Glendon Swarthout (1918-92) won the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Western Writers of America and is now in their Hall of Fame. His other Western novels include The Homesman, The Old Colts, and They Came To Cordura. His son Miles Swarthout is the author of The Sergeant's Lady and the editor of Glendon Swarthout's short story collection, Easterns and Westerns. Miles is also a screenwriter who adapted his father's book for the movie The Shootist. Miles wrote the Introduction to this latest edition which details his father's creation of this classic Western and the difficulties cast and crew had making a film from this story.
Press Reviews:
"Such style...such a strong central idea...the showdown is an unremitting as the build-up."
Sunday Times of London
"This is an extremely well-written Western and gives the reader vivid insight into the workings of the mind of a wanderer and gunman." Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sunday Advocate
"The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout is the taleof the Old West's version of the modern 'hit man'. It is a splendid story, well-told and with a really satisfying ending."
Charleston, South Carolina Evening Post
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