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Midnight Cowboy (novel) Midnight Cowboy. (novel) Midnight Cowboy is a 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy that chronicles the naïve Texan Joe Buck's odyssey from Texas to New York City, where he plans on realizing his dream of becoming a male prostitute servicing rich women. [1]
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James Leo Herlihy. 3.99. 2,851 ratings301 reviews. Joe Buck, naively charming Texan cowboy, seeks his fortune in the Big Apple, but encounters Ratso Rizzo, a sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond. This is the book on which the Academy Award-winning film was based.
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Jan 9, 2014 · James Leo Herlihy's Midnight Cowboy exceeded expectations. Having been introduced to this story through the film, I needed to read the book. The themes of trauma and alienation are more pronounced on the page, which you get a glimpse at -- a book to revisit again and again.
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Midnight Cowboy | James Leo Herlihy. Midnight Cowboy is considered by many to be one of the best American novels published since World War II. The main story centers around Joe Buck, a naive but eager and ambitious young Texan, who decides to leave his dead-end job in search of a grand and glamorous life he believes he will find in New York City.
James Leo Herlihy ( / ˈhɜːrləhi /; February 27, 1927 – October 21, 1993) was an American novelist, playwright and actor. Herlihy is known for his novels Midnight Cowboy and All Fall Down, and his play Blue Denim, all of which were adapted for cinema. Other publications include The Season of the Witch and several short stories.
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Jan 9, 2014 · James Leo Herlihy's Midnight Cowboy exceeded expectations. Having been introduced to this story through the film, I needed to read the book. The themes of trauma and alienation are more pronounced on the page, which you get a glimpse at -- a book to revisit again and again.
- James Leo Herlihy
Oct 22, 1993 · James Leo Herlihy, a playwright and an actor and the author of the novels "All Fall Down" and "Midnight Cowboy," died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 66. He took an overdose of ...
