The road
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
241 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Description
In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. This book boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.--From publisher description.
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GCP Rifle Fiction
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FICTION M1233ro
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307265432, 0307265439, 9780307476319, 0307476316
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 8 Points
Level 4, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
670
Notes
Description
In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. This book boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.--From publisher description.
Awards
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, 2006.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2007
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
McCarthy, C. (2017). The road. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023. 2017. The Road. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023, The Road. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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