The Last Picture Show (novel)

The Last Picture Show
AuthorLarry McMurtry
LanguageEnglish
GenreComing-of-age story
Published1966
Publication placeUS
Media typePrint
Pages280
OCLC291926

The Last Picture Show is a coming-of-age novel by Larry McMurtry published in 1966. 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.