All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
| Author | Larry McMurtry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Preceded by | Moving On |
| Followed by | Some Can Whistle |
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a 1972 American novel by Larry McMurtry. It was his fifth novel.
McMurtry later wrote it was not until the book was published "that I became convinced that I was a writer and would remain one."[1] He wrote it in five weeks after Moving On and in 2009 stated, "The book was then and probably still remains the best entry point to my fiction, mainly because I was too tired to feel in the least self-conscious. I just spewed it out, and never, until now, looked back. All My Friends still, reads well."[2]
No film version has been made although in 2009 McMurtry wrote " It has been scripted about a dozen times. Musicians, particularly, seem to like it. James Taylor had it under option for a while, as did the Eagles."[3]
There was a sequel Some Can Whistle (1989). Some of the characters also appeared in Terms of Endearment and The Evening Star.
Reception
[edit]The Miami Herald called it "nearly a great book".[4]
The New York Times said the novel "is a much more powerful demonstration of this “memorable” aspect in McMurtry's work... It is a desperate and intimidating work and you are liable to finish with relief and then pick it up several days later to see if the man really said what he did."[5]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- McMurtry, Larry (2009). Literary Life: A Second Memoir. Simon & Schuster.