Books : Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay

by: Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana  Average Rating:

Rating: - An oustanding adaptation
I first read Brokeback Mountain as part of Annie Proulx's collection of short stories entitled Close Range. I was deeply moved by the story; its characters, the depiction of the land, the heartbreaking plot, the overall emotional impact. I re-read it several times, and each time I discovered something new - a phrase I had overlooked, a description of time or circumstance I hadn't noticed before. Brokeback Mountain is a powerful story, one which is succinct and rich with content.
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Rating: - The Authoritative Work on the Most Honored Film of 2005
After I saw the film version of Annie Proulx's short story, "Brokeback Mountain," I became literally obsessed with everything abd anything that had to do with the subject, including the original short story. I had ordered and individually published version of the story, the collection in which it was eventually published, and the current volume, "From Story to Screenplay." Not only does this volume include the complete short story and the only published version of the screenplay (though it is not the ... Read More

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Rating: - A wonderful story everybody should read
Brokeback Mountain is one of the most beautiful stories I have read. It is a sad and touching story about a forbidden love between two cowboys in the early sixties.