L'amour No More: (Semi) Literary Westerns

A Listmania! list by David N (London)
 
Warlock (New York Review Books Classics)
1.  Warlock (New York Review Books Classics) by Oakley Hall
The list author says:
  "An epic, psychologically acute analogue of the OK Corral saga with more than a passing resemblance to HBO's "Deadwood"."
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Blood Meridian: Or, the Evening Redness in the West (Picador Books)
2.  Blood Meridian: Or, the Evening Redness in the West (Picador Books) by Cormac McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Bounty hunters carve a bloody swathe along the Mexican border in possibly McCarthy's greatest novel. Immensely violent, beautiful, incredibly ambitious."
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3.  The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen
The list author says:
  "Beautifully written account of the last days of Jesse James and his relationship with his killer."
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Desperadoes
4.  Desperadoes by Ron Hansen
The list author says:
  "Hansen's first Western is almost as good, following the Dalton gang to their spectacular downfall."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Bucking the Tiger
5.  Bucking the Tiger by Bruce Olds
The list author says:
  "Superbly experimental and poetic portrayal of Doc Holliday."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Mamaw: A Novel of an Outlaw Mother
6.  Mamaw: A Novel of an Outlaw Mother by Susan Dodd
The list author says:
  "The life of Jesse James' mother, imaginitively told."
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Black Robe (Paladin Books)
7.  Black Robe (Paladin Books) by Brian Moore
The list author says:
  "A catholic priest tries to convert Algonquin Indians on a journey into the early colonial interior. Fenimore Cooper turf. But he never wrote like this."
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True Grit
8.  True Grit by Charles Portis
The list author says:
  "So much better than the film, and told in a beautifully convincing and distinctive voice."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Deadwood
9.  Deadwood by Pete Dexter
The list author says:
  "Wild Bill Hickok arrives in a small mining town in the Black Hills and Dexter paints a panorama of the world around him. Stunning."
£15.08   Used & New from: £0.68
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Little Big Man
10.  Little Big Man by Thomas Berger
The list author says:
  "Funny, epic, involving, moving throughout. Again - much better than the film.."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Silver Light
11.  Silver Light by David Thomson
The list author says:
  "A meditation upon both the West and the Western from one of the best living film critics."
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Welcome to Hard Times
12.  Welcome to Hard Times by Edgar L. Doctorow
The list author says:
  "The classic bad-man-comes-to-town scenario turned on its head."
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Hombre
13.  Hombre by Elmore Leonard
The list author says:
  "Leonard's best Western is this spare, rivetting tale. All his Westerns are great though."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Last Reveille
14.  Last Reveille by David Morrell
The list author says:
  "Morrell's first few books are fantastic and this might just be his best - a brilliant cavalry Western, recalling Elmore Leonard but more experimental and risky."
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The Englishman's Boy
15.  The Englishman's Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
The list author says:
  "Another novel dealing with both the West and the Western, and doing a nice, low-key job."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left Handed Poems (Picador Books)
16.  The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left Handed Poems (Picador Books) by Michael Ondaatje
The list author says:
  "Elliptical, discursive, beautiful - Ondaatje's version of Billy the Kid's life is utterly original and poetic."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Lonesome Dove
17.  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The list author says:
  "Just about definitive, though it has been cheapened somewhat by the many sequels and prequels. But this, the original, remains a great epic achievement, most memorable for its fine characterisation."
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels (HBJ Modern Classic)
18.  Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels (HBJ Modern Classic) by Katherine Anne Porter
The list author says:
  "3 Texas-set Novellas, the best and most Western of which, "Noon Wine", recalls greek tragedy in its steady progress to a grim denoument."
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Thirteen Moons
19.  Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier
The list author says:
  "Not as good as "Cold Mountain", but more of a Western, with its tale of survival in the wilderness full of great passages and some terribly flowery stuff too.."
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Journal of the Gun Years
20.  Journal of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson
The list author says:
  "Matheson is better known for Horror and sci-fi, but hes written a few good Westerns. This is the story of a Gunfighter's coming of age."
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