Stella Maris

Name: Stella Maris
Brand: Pan Macmillan
SKU: 9780330457453
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By Cormac McCarthy

3.87

( 19,583 ratings, 2,758 reviews)

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Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy is a poignant narrative exploring the complexities of human consciousness and existence. The story delves into the life of a mathematician grappling with existential questions and her brother's mysterious disappearance. It's a deep, thought-provoking read that challenges the boundaries of reality and perception.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate profound explorations of the human psyche and intricate dialogues. Cormac McCarthy's storytelling often delves deeply into existential themes and complex character development, making it a captivating read for those who enjoy thought-provoking fiction.

Stella Maris

The masterful coda to The Passenger from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road.

The Passenger and Stella Maris are the final offerings from the late Cormac McCarthy, one of the great masters and a giant of American literature.

Description

1972, Black River Falls, Wisconsin: Alicia Western, twenty years old, with forty thousand dollars in a plastic bag, admits herself to the hospital. A doctoral candidate in mathematics at the University of Chicago, Alicia has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and she does not want to talk about her brother, Bobby.

Instead, she contemplates the nature of madness, the human insistence on one common experience of the world; she recalls a childhood where, by the age of seven, her own grandmother feared for her; she surveys the intersection of physics and philosophy; and she introduces her cohorts, her chimeras, the hallucinations that only she can see. All the while, she grieves for Bobby, not quite dead, not quite hers.

Told entirely through the transcripts of Alicia's psychiatric sessions, Stella Maris is a searching, rigorous, intellectually challenging coda to The Passenger, a philosophical enquiry that questions our notions of God, truth, and existence.

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Remarkable and a staggering achievement, Stella Maris offers sentences with the solidity of stones and the clarity of diamonds. It is a true work of literature intended to haunt readers long after they are set aside, harmonising both sadly and gorgeously with its predecessor. These novels, like Bach’s concertos, depart from art to encroach upon science, showcasing the sharp mind of one of our greatest living writers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780330457453

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Picador

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 156g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

The novels of the American writer Cormac McCarthy have received a number of literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road, and No Country for Old Men - the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture.