A companion to the film
Brokeback Mountain
, featuring the story, the screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, and essays about the process and the collaboration.
Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers,
is her masterpiece.
was originally published in
The New Yorker.
It won the National Magazine Award, as well as an O. Henry Prize. Included in this volume is Annie Proulx's haunting story about the difficult, dangerous love affair between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Also included is the celebrated screenplay for the major motion picture
, written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. All three writers have contributed essays on the process of adapting this critically acclaimed story for film.