by Cormac McCarthy · Vintage International · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330447553
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«The Road» is Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel, published by Vintage International in paperback (256 pages, in English).
A father and his son cross on foot a devastated, ash-covered America, heading for the coast. With a pistol and a cart of salvaged food, they evade violent groups in a hostile landscape. It is a novel about paternal love, tenacity, and the boundary between civilization and barbarism.
Originally published in 2006, it was recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2007) and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (2006).
For readers of literary fiction and dystopias, with a post-apocalyptic atmosphere and a focus on the relationship between father and son.
Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterized by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.
