Cormac McCarthy is the author of eight previous novels, and among his honours are the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
'No Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel' Robert Edric, Spectator
Cormac McCarthy is one of the most enigmatic and reclusive superstars of the modern literary world. Living and writing from El Paso, Texas, he has shunned all requests for interviews, appearances at bookshops or literary festivals.Nonetheless, he remains one of the most admired writers of the last fifty years. His eight novels have received extraordinary reviews, being hailed as masterpieces of American literature. He has won the American National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for All the Pretty Horses, the first book of The Border Trilogy.Cormac McCarthy is the author of twelve novels and a play. All his novels are available in Picador editions. He died in June 2023.
No Country for Old Men is a severed head and shoulders over
anything else written in America this year.
*Independent on Sunday*
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*
A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral
degradation of the legendary American West.
*Financial Times*
It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading.
*Independent*
No Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad,
endlessly surprising and resonant novel.
*Spectator*
No Country for Old Men is a severed head and shoulders over
anything else written in America this year. * Independent on Sunday
*
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 *
A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral
degradation of the legendary American West. * Financial Times *
It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading. *
Independent *
No Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing,
disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel. -- Robert
Edric * Spectator *
Barrett delivers a standout performance in an artful abridgement that captures the essence of McCarthy's classic. Set along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the story follows the tragic and bloody adventures of Llewelyn Moss, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, and the sociopathic killer Anton Chigurh. When Moss makes off with millions of dollars of drug money, his life changes forever as both Bell and Chigurh pursue him, the latter leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. Barrett's portrayal of Moss, Bell, and Chigurh are pitch perfect as are his renditions of the secondary characters and of the sheriff's first-person reminiscences interspersed throughout the novel. This audio book is a rare gem and a mandatory listening for McCarthy fans. A Knopf hardcover. (Nov.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
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