In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines.
Editorial Reviews
“Profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered.” —The Washington Post
“Feels like a genuine diagnosis of the postmillennial malady, a scary illumination of the oncoming darkness.” —Time
“He is nothing less than our greatest living writer, and this is a novel that must be read and remembered.” —Houston Chronicle
“Riveting....A harrowing, propulsive drama.” —The New York Times
“This is a monster of a book. . . . It will leave you panting and awestruck.” —Sam Shepard
About the Author
Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright who has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A number of his works have been adapted into films, including All the Pretty Horses, The Road, and the four-time Academy Award–winning No Country for Old Men
