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The Border Trilogy

All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
By Cormac McCarthy
Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
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The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy follows the journeys of two young cowboys, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham, as they traverse the changing landscapes along the United States-Mexico border. The stories explore themes of hope, loss, and the struggle between traditional ranch life and modernity. Through their adventures, the cowboys grapple with personal challenges and the harsh realities of the borderlands, crafting a poignant narrative about identity and survival.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate richly woven narratives set in the American Southwest, embracing themes of adventure, love, and loss. This opus intricately portrays the lives of young cowboys making their way across the borderlands, exploring the rugged beauty of the landscape and the profound spiritual journeys of its characters. Perfect for those who relish stories that are both epic and introspective.

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This handsome edition of McCarthy's completed Border Trilogy in one volume gives the reader one of the most important works of American fiction of the last decades. This new volume containing all three of the novels, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain, is a welcome addition to the canon of McCarthy's works in print.

From the author of The Road, and No Country for Old Men comes this trilogy containing All The Pretty Horses, The Crossing and Cities of The Plain

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From the author of The Road and No Country for Old Men comes this trilogy containing All The Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of The Plain.

This handsome edition of McCarthy's completed Border Trilogy in one volume gives the reader one of the most important works of American fiction of the last decades. McCarthy's work is far more than a western, but crosses the borders between fiction and philosophy, the real and the world of dream.

With influences ranging from the traditional western; the coming-of-age story; the courtly romance; classical tragedy; and magical realism, McCarthy's masterpiece is a work to be read and read again.

This new volume containing all three of the novels, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain, is a welcome addition to the canon of McCarthy's works in print.

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The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy is praised for its lyrical prose and profound themes of adventure, loss, and the American West's changing landscape. Critics often highlight the richness of character development and the vivid, evocative descriptions of the natural environment. While some mention its complex narrative structure, overall, it receives acclaim for its storytelling and philosophical depth.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781857152616

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 August 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 895g

Pages: 1032

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About the Author

Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island on July 20, 1933. Cormac was raised Roman Catholic. He attended Catholic High School in Knoxville, then went to the University of Tennessee in 1951-52. His major- liberal arts. McCarthy joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953; he served four years, spending two of them stationed in Alaska, where he hosted a radio show.After several jobs and much traveling he settled down to write several prize winning novels including The Road, The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, Blood Meridian, and No Country for Old Men

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