Author: CORMAC MACCARTHY
Title: The road
Description: Pocket. Pp: 307. 'The first great masterpiece of the globally warmed generation. Here is an American classic which, at a storke, makes McCarthy a contender for the Noble Prize for Literature' Andrew O'Hagan, BBC Radio 4A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.'McCarthy conjures from this pitiless flight the miracle of unswerving humanity Gripping beyond belief' Chris Cleave, Sunday Telegraph'One of the most shocking and harrowing but ultimately redemptive books I have read. It is an intensely intimate story. It is also a warning' Kirsty Wark, Observer Books of the Year'A work of such terrible beauty that you will struggle to look away. It will knock the breath from your lungs' Tom Gatti, TheTimes'You will read on, absolutely convinced, thrilled, mesmerized. All the modern novel can do is done here' Alan Warner, Guardian'A masterpiece that will soon be considered a classic' Herald'Mccarthy shows that he is one of the greatest American writers alive' Times Literary Supplement. ISBN: 9780330448628. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780330448628
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Title: The road
Description: Pocket. Pp: 307. 'The first great masterpiece of the globally warmed generation. Here is an American classic which, at a storke, makes McCarthy a contender for the Noble Prize for Literature' Andrew O'Hagan, BBC Radio 4A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.'McCarthy conjures from this pitiless flight the miracle of unswerving humanity Gripping beyond belief' Chris Cleave, Sunday Telegraph'One of the most shocking and harrowing but ultimately redemptive books I have read. It is an intensely intimate story. It is also a warning' Kirsty Wark, Observer Books of the Year'A work of such terrible beauty that you will struggle to look away. It will knock the breath from your lungs' Tom Gatti, TheTimes'You will read on, absolutely convinced, thrilled, mesmerized. All the modern novel can do is done here' Alan Warner, Guardian'A masterpiece that will soon be considered a classic' Herald'Mccarthy shows that he is one of the greatest American writers alive' Times Literary Supplement. ISBN: 9780330448628. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780330448628
Price: EUR 6.00 = appr. US$ 6.52 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1257747
- Book number: 1257747
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