Summary
The Last Hunt is a 1954 western novel by Milton Lott, written while he was in one of George R. Stewart's classes.[1] Lott worked on the novel while in school, and received a fellowship from Houghton Mifflin to finish the book.[2] The book was later made into a film of the same name. It was published in German by the Deutsche Hausbücherei in 1956 as Die letzte Jagd.
 First edition | |
| Author | Milton Lott |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | William Barss |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western (genre) |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 399 |
The story is set in the 19th century, and deals with the lives of two men whose cattle herd is wiped out by a storm. The men subsequently go into the buffalo-hunting business. The novel deals with their life in the trade, including a fight with Indians and the shooting of a white buffalo.[3]
The Pulitzer Prize jury selected The Last Hunt for the 1955 fiction prize, but John Hohenberg convinced the Pulitzer board that William Faulkner was long overdue for the award, despite A Fable being a lesser work of his, and the board overrode the jury's selection, much to the disgust of its members.[4]
References edit
- ^ "FFB: The Last Hunt – Milton Lott". 16 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "FFB: The Last Hunt – Milton Lott". 16 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "FFB: The Last Hunt – Milton Lott". 16 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Hohenberg, John. John Hohenberg: The Pursuit of Excellence, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 1995, pp. 162-163