Dutch Uncle
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Dutch Uncle is a Western novel written by American author Marilyn Durham
and published in 1973. The novel followed up Durham's great success with her debut novel
, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
, another Western also published by Harcourt.
The protagonist, Jake Hollander, is an aging gunfighter turned professional poker player who comes into a small New Mexico
town to gamble but, through a series of unlikely circumstances, becomes its marshal and takes two Mexican orphans under his wing.
Dutch Uncle, like The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, garnered critical praise for its character studies and clean writing style, but although a bestseller was not as great a success as Durham's preceding book; based on the success of The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, the movie rights to the book had been committed before Durham had completed Dutch Uncle, but ultimately the studio declined to make the film.
Durham's next book, Flambard's Confession
, an historical novel set in Medieval England, would not come for almost another decade.
Marilyn Durham
Marilyn Durham, née Marilyn Wall, born September 8, 1930, is an American author of fiction. Her best-known novel is her first, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, which was made into a film of the same name.- Early life :...
and published in 1973. The novel followed up Durham's great success with her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing is a novel written by Marilyn Durham first published in 1972.-Plot:The novel is set in the American West in the 1880s, but is not written in a genre style. It is the story of Jay, a man of the West, and his offbeat relationship with Catherine, a woman from the East who...
, another Western also published by Harcourt.
The protagonist, Jake Hollander, is an aging gunfighter turned professional poker player who comes into a small New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
town to gamble but, through a series of unlikely circumstances, becomes its marshal and takes two Mexican orphans under his wing.
Dutch Uncle, like The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, garnered critical praise for its character studies and clean writing style, but although a bestseller was not as great a success as Durham's preceding book; based on the success of The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, the movie rights to the book had been committed before Durham had completed Dutch Uncle, but ultimately the studio declined to make the film.
Durham's next book, Flambard's Confession
Flambard's Confession
Flambard's Confession is an historical novel written by the American author Marilyn Durham. Published in 1982 by Harcourt, the novel marked a return to Durham's primary intellectual passion, the history of Medieval England, after her two previous novels which were set in the American...
, an historical novel set in Medieval England, would not come for almost another decade.