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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)
by McCarthy, Cormac
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679744398
- ISBN 13
- 9780679744399
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Vintage. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Synopsis
Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has also written plays and screenplays. This novel, All The Pretty Horses , won the National Book Award in 1992. The story reads like a Western novel, but is set in 1949 and revolves around the life of a 16-year old Texan named John Grady Cole. After his parent’s marriage ends, he finds himself at the end of a long line of ranchers, without a family ranch to work. So he sets out for Mexico on horseback with two companions. By turns both comic and tragic, the elaborate character development and McCarthy’s superb descriptive style make this book a rare treat. All the Pretty Horses is the first volume in the Border Trilogy . The other two volumes are The Crossing and Cities of the Plain .
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Reviews
On Feb 15 2021, a reader said:
I love this book. The story is gripping and evokes all kinds of emotions. The chacters are so well developed you feel like you know them personally. Descriptions of the land they travel through bring to mind the dry and breathless heat of the desert. The action scenes come to life before your mind's eye. It is superb.
On May 18 2011, For2itous said:
McCarthy does have a vivid descriptive style but the plot is predictable. Where did he get the title? Got so tired of the characters lighting up a cigaret.Don't quite understand why it got the National Book Award.
On Jul 7 2007, Fict said:
A great book, but not McCarthy's best, by a long shot.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L09F-07309
- Title
- All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Book 1)
- Author
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679744398
- ISBN 13
- 9780679744399
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 1993-06-29
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