{"product_id":"child-of-god-by-cormac-mccarthy","title":"Child of God By Cormac McCarthy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 08\/02\/2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fiction - Horror - Southern - Gothic - Literature - Novels - Literary Fiction - Gothic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA haunting and disturbing tale of a violent outcast,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild of God\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis Cormac McCarthy's most shocking and brutally compelling work. From the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1960s, Tennessee. Lester Ballard is a violent, solitary and introverted young backwoodsman, dispossessed on his ancestral land. Homeless, indulging in voyeurism, he is accused of rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he is released from jail, he begins to haunt the hilly landscape – preying upon its population, unleashing his impulse for sexualised violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the story hurtles toward its unforgettable conclusion, McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with empathy and lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A powerful and talented writer, able to elicit compassion for his protagonist however terrible his action' –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Green Road\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the Dark Tower series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'[I]n presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9781035039012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e130\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e14\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e136 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53286314443065,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/81At_bAp5KL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778507705","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/child-of-god-by-cormac-mccarthy","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}