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Looking for books with stories similar to the Clint Eastwood style Westerns. Outlaw Josey Wales and such.

Whaddaya got, /lit/?

>> No.698707

L'amour.

the Last Go Round by Ken Kesey is awesome too.

>> No.698708

P.S. John Wayne sucks. Stick as close to the Clint Eastwood-like stuff as possible. Gritty, somber, et cetera.

>> No.698709

>>698707

I'm aware of L'amour but have never read any of his stuff... but I have the impression it's more John Wayne-ish. Am I wrong?

>> No.698712

blood meridian :)

>> No.698713

Outlaw Josey Wales was witten by a KKK member
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Carter

>> No.698715

>>698713

The movie is loosely based on it, yes. What's your point?

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Howard Hawks regular writer Leigh Brackett also wrote a lot of Planetary Romance, good stuff

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>>698713
>KKK member pretending to be a Native American

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>>698717

From wiki:

>She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on famous films such as The Big Sleep (1945), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
>The Empire Strikes Back

>> No.698730

>>698713
You know, the KKK in the 19th century isn't what the KKK is today. Just sayin'.

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>>698734

Nerd alert.

>> No.698736

>>698730
nor was this man from the 19th century

>> No.698734

>>698726
she wrote a draft based on the outline Lucas wrote, but it wasn't used
the actual screenplay for the film is based on Lawrence Kasdans

>> No.698751

>>698708
>P.S. John Wayne sucks

Get out.

>> No.698754

>>698751

Truth hurts, brah. Eastwood's westerns are vastly superior.

>> No.698760

>>698754

Eastwood is the type of gangbanger that shows off all his bullet wounds to prove how rough he is.

John Wayne doesn't need to show shit, real gangsters know they have them.

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698761

John Wayne was a fag.

>> No.698767

>>698761
You've either never watched a John Wayne movie or you're suffering from Internet Tough Guy syndrome.

In any case, you fail miserably.

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>>698767

John Wayne, etc etc..

>> No.698848

>>698703

Seriously, OP, check out the so-called Piccadilly Cowboys:

http://pulprack.com/arch/2002/11/the_flesh_blood.html

The books aren't in print, but you can probably pick up second-hand copies for pennies.

>> No.698855

>>698725
The KKK didn't have too much beef with the Indians, as far as I know.

>> No.700104

>>698760

Actually, I think you could switch those descriptions around be much more accurate.

>> No.700166

Elmore Leonard westerns are pretty cash.

>> No.700171

the gunslinger by stephen king