SOURCE: "Larry McMurtry: The First Phase," in Seasoned Authors for a New Season: The Search for Standards in Popular Writing, edited by Louis Filler, Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1980, pp. 70-82.
In the following essay, Morrow, who teaches literature at Auburn University, evaluates the structure, purpose and style of Hud and The Last Picture Show, comparing them to McMurtry's subsequent works.
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