The Road
3.9
(159 ratings)287 pages2008Vintage InternationalISBN 9780307472120
Regression (Civilization)Voyages and travelsSurvivalFathers and sonsFiction
About this book
The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which a father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love.
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- Vintage International
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 287
- ISBN
- 9780307472120
- Language
- en
About Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.) is an American writer who has written twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He is known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary American writers.
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