Proulx, Annie: *1935
Brokeback Mountain, 1997 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The story depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys. It is part of "Close Range: Wyoming Stories", 1999
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- "Brokeback Mountain" was originally published in The New Yorker on October 13, 1997. It won the National Magazine Award for Fiction in 1998.
- Characters
- Character List with analyses
- Information by the Author
- Annie Proulx talks about "Close Range, Wyoming Stories." The John Adams Institute; October 10, 1999
- Annie Proulx says she wishes she’d never written the story because so many people miss the point of it. The Pink News. December 25, 2020
- Annie Proulx on what people misunderstand about the story. The Slate; July 20, 2022
- Annie Proulx talks about the film and what made her write 'Brokeback Mountain'. Wheeler Centre/Melbourne Writers Festival, 2011
- Annie Proulx tells the story behind "Brokeback Mountain"
- Annie Proulx talks about "Close Range, Wyoming Stories." The John Adams Institute; October 10, 1999
- Articles
- Explanation. Why do Jack and Ennis split up? The Review Geek; September 15, 2022
- Masculinity in Brokeback Mountain.
- How “Brokeback Mountain” Changed a Nation’s Point of View: "The flip-flopping of point of view stimulates characterization more than just one point of view could. By beginning the story in the broader omniscient view, Proulx was able to set the tone for Jack and Ennis’s characterization." Shelby Saunders; August 2, 2016
- The Moral Lessons of Brokeback Mountain: "Decades ago, much of American society rejected the Marlboro Man myth as cancerous, racist, and inhuman — a twisted caricature of masculinity that damaged families when misguided men actually tried to emulate the myth." December 31, 2005
- Reading Brokeback Mountain: Essays on the Story and the Film
- Meditations about Masculinity, Fear, ...