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All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
por McCarthy, Cormac
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998. First editions of each title in the author's acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. The Crossing is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Jim and Brenda with love Cormac." The other two volumes are signed by Cormac McCarthy and additionally signed three times in each volume by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf... If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph."
Sinopse
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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Avaliações
Em Feb 15 2021, um leitor disse:
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.
Em May 18 2011, For2itous disse:
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.
Em Jul 7 2007, Fict disse:
A great book, but not McCarthy's best, by a long shot.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 142694
- Título
- All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
- Autor
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1992-1998
- Palavras-chave
- All the Pretty Horses Signed First Edition, Border Trilogy Signed First Editions, Cormac McCarthy First Edition Signed
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
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Sobre Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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