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The Last Picture Show is a coming-of-age novel by Larry McMurtry published in 1966 by The Dial Press. Set in the small fictional town of Thalia, Texas in the early 1950s, the novel explores the lives of a group of teenagers as they navigate the complexities of adolescence, love, and the decline of their hometown.

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The Last Picture Show

1966 novel by Larry McMurtry

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