Outer Dark by Cormac Mccarthy

Outer Dark by Cormac Mccarthy

A haunting tale of guilt and redemption, Cormac McCarthy's gothic masterpiece Outer Dark follows a brother and sister on a dark journey through the Appalachian wilderness.

'A profound parable that ultimately speaks to any society in any time' – Time

In an unspecified place in Appalachia, a woman named Rinthy gives birth to her brother's child.

The brother, Culla, abandons the baby in the woods, and tells Rinthy that he has died by natural causes. When she sees his grave empty, she sets forth alone to find her son.

Wracked by sin, Culla too leaves for the countryside. He will be haunted by The Trio, punishers and murderers, as the novel moves towards its eerie, apocalyptic resolution.

Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.

Praise for Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road and No Country for Old Men:

‘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

'[I]n 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

McCarthy is a master stylist, perhaps without equal in American letters. . In his hands, everything is done with consummate skill. * Village Voice *
A master in perfect command of his medium * Washington Post *
A true American original. * Newsweek *
A profound parable that ultimately speaks to any society in any time. * Time *

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	9781035039029
ISBN 10	1035039028
Title	Outer Dark
Author	Cormac Mccarthy
Series	Picador Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2024-06-13
Number of pages	256
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