{"product_id":"all-the-pretty-horses-cormac-mccarthy","title":"All the Pretty Horses (Cormac Mccarthy)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in his legendary Border Trilogy, A\u003ci\u003ell The Pretty Horses \u003c\/i\u003ewas Cormac McCarthy's breakthrough novel - a coming-of-age western that remains a classic of American literature.\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'\u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is indisputably a masterpiece' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1949. At sixteen years-old, John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins. Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilized; a place where dreams are paid for in blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA grand love story, Cormac McCarthy's novel is about the passing of childhood, of innocence and a vanished American age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest American novels of this or any time' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdapted into a film starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is followed in the Border Trilogy by \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003eNo 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65798824395101,"sku":"K096180250","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9618025000001A.jpg?v=1788432517","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/all-the-pretty-horses-cormac-mccarthy","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}