Blood Meridian
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Blood Meridian
A chaotically violent and hauntingly beautiful novel from one of the greatest American novelists, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy.
A chaotically violent and hauntingly beautiful novel from one of the greatest American novelists, Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy.
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS
The wrath of God lies sleeping. It was hid a million years before men were and only men have power to wake it. Hell ain't half full.
Set in the anarchic world opened up by America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is an epic and potent account of the barbarous violence that man visits upon man. Through the hostile landscape of the Texas-Mexico border wanders the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean who is quickly swept up in the relentless tide of blood. But the apparent chaos is not without its order: while Americans hunt Indians—collecting scalps as their bloody trophies—they too are stalked as prey.
Since its first publication in 1985, Blood Meridian has been read as both a brilliant subversion of the Western novel and a blazing example of that form. Powerful, mesmerizing and savagely beautiful, it is established as one of the most important works in American fiction of the last century.
Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Series: Picador Collection
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Blood Meridian is widely regarded as a masterpiece, described as an astonishing and sanguinary epic that details the Indian wars in the 1840s. It is praised for its stark beauty and bloody narrative, often labelled as one of the greatest American novels of the past 25 years. The depiction of violence and the memorable character of Judge Holden stand out, making it a powerful and unsettling read.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529077162
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 February 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 264g
Pages: 384
About the Author
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.
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