{"product_id":"9781035003785","title":"No Country for Old Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): McCarthy, Cormac \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/08\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035003785,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA savage tale of violence and morality in the American West, Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men follows a Vietnam veteran's dark path after stumbling upon a drug deal gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers (Fargo, True Grit), winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Picture).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue' – The Times1980. Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he discovers the aftermath of a drug deal turned deadly. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – walk away or take the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins a terrifying chain of events, as each player in this brutal game seems determined to answer one question: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?'It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading' – IndependentPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy:‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and The Wren, The Wren'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series'In presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of Brokeback MountainPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56490039705973,"sku":"9781035003785","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035003785.jpg?v=1766046369","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035003785","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}