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Midnight Cowboy

by James Leo Herlihy · 1965 · 260 pages

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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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Genre
LGBTliterary fictiongaywestern
Themes
movies
Setting
1960sUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 260 pages

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