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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Vol. 1)

All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Vol. 1)

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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Vol. 1)

by McCarthy, Cormac

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ISBN 10
0394574745
ISBN 13
9780394574745
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Knopf, 1992. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in gilt. Octavo. 302pps. First Printing. There is a tidy gift-inscription on the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is second state with green lettering on the front flap and the five-blurb (w/Publisher's Weekly) rear panel. It is perfect except for the price being clipped (thus, Near Fine). Overall, an excellent, highly presentable copy of this winner of both The National Book Award and The National Book Critics Circle Award. ".A critical triumph, this is the story of John Grady Cole, who at 16 finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. To escape a society moving in all the wrong directions, Cole and two companions decide to seek their future in Mexico, a land at once beautiful and desolate, rugged and cruelly civilized. But what begins as an idyllic, sometimes comic adventure, leads, in fact, to a place where dreams are paid for in blood. Within months, one of the boys is dead, and the other two aged beyond their years. A story about childhood passing, innocence and an American age, here is a grand story and an education in responsibility, revenge, and survival. 'All the Pretty Horses' is truly a masterpiece. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

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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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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Title
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, Vol. 1)
Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0394574745
ISBN 13
9780394574745
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published
1992
Keywords
MEXICO FICTION TEXAS WESTERNS AMERICAN LITERATURE SOUTHWEST JOHN GRADY COLE COMING-OF-AGE ADVENTURE
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