{"product_id":"no-country-for-old-men-pb-nec","title":"No Country For Old Men Pb Nec","description":"\u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel.\u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a severed head and shoulders over anything else written in America this year.A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West.A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue, perfect for a lazy Sunday.[An] utterly absorbing, chilling tale . . . One of the most sinister characters in modern American fiction.It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading.Vivid, thrilling and visceral, \u003ci\u003eNo Country For Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e is set along the familiar bloody frontier of the American South, portraying a time when drug agents and hit men ruled the land . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavage violence and cruel morality reign in the backwater deserts of Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a tale of one man's dark opportunity – and the darker consequences that spiral forth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers (\u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e), winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Picture).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West' – \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1980. Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam veteran, is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he stumbles upon a transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participant seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading' – \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and \u003ci\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e and the Dark Tower series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChild of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e No Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e – the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137591840843,"sku":"BK0001421","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/getimage_92f8d71b-15e7-4989-82d9-b6c79494839c.jpg?v=1770795209","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/no-country-for-old-men-pb-nec","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}