- No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthyRed Rock Coffee, Mountain View, CA
No Country for Old Men: A novel, by Cormac McCarthy. Fiction, 309 pages, Paperback, 2006. Books Inc. Amazon.
PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • CRITICS’ CHOICE
In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy delivers a gripping and harrowing tale set in the desolate landscape of West Texas. This novel explores the nature of violence and the search for justice in a world where morality is increasingly ambiguous.
"McCarthy’s novel is a masterpiece of suspense and grit." —The New York Times
"A bleak, unflinching examination of the American experience." —Los Angeles TimesThe story unfolds with the discovery of a drug deal gone wrong and a suitcase full of money left behind. This leads to a relentless chase involving a ruthless hitman, a weary sheriff, and a young man whose actions inadvertently set the chaos in motion. As the plot thickens, McCarthy's stark and poetic prose captures the tension and inevitability of the narrative, questioning the forces of fate and the nature of evil in an increasingly violent world.
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