No Country for Old Men by Cormac Mccarthy

No Country for Old Men by Cormac Mccarthy

One of The Guardian's best 100 novels of all time

A gripping tale of set in the American West, Cormac McCarthy's iconic No Country for Old Men follows a Vietnam veteran's dark path after stumbling upon a drug deal gone wrong.

'A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue' – The Times

1980. Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he discovers the aftermath of a drug deal turned deadly. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – walk away or take the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything.

And so begins a terrifying chain of events, as each player in this brutal game seems determined to answer one question: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?

'It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading' – Independent

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Praise for Cormac McCarthy:

‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and The Wren, The Wren

'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series

'In presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of Brokeback Mountain

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

No Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel-- Robert Edric * Spectator *
No Country for Old Men is a severed head and shoulders over anything else written in America this year. * Independent on Sunday *
A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West. * Financial Times *
A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue, perfect for a lazy Sunday. * The Times *
[An] utterly absorbing, chilling tale . . . One of the most sinister characters in modern American fiction. * Herald *
It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading. * Independent *

Cormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including Blood Meridian, Child of God and The Passenger. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country for Old Men – the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.

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ISBN 13	9781035003785
ISBN 10	1035003783
Title	No Country for Old Men
Author	Cormac Mccarthy
Series	Picador Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2022-08-04
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.