{"product_id":"reading-cormac-mccarthy-willard-p-greenwood-9780313356643","title":"Reading Cormac McCarthy","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of today's most important novelists, Cormac McCarthy is at the peak of a long and productive career. The film adaptation of his \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a major motion picture, and his fiction is widely read in book clubs. This volume looks at his works, characters, themes, and contexts and relates his writings to current events and popular culture. Chapters include sidebars of interesting information, along with questions to stimulate book club discussions and student research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of today's most important novelists, Cormac McCarthy is at the peak of a long and productive career. He won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007 and the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e in 1992. This book is a guide to his works and their relevance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume begins with a look at his life and his use of the novel as a means of expressing his ideas. The book then looks at his works, themes, characters, and contexts. It then discusses his exploration of current events and the presence of his fiction in popular culture. Chapters include sidebars of interesting information and provide questions to stimulate book club discussion and student research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willard P. Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313356645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313356643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.06w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 285","brand":"Willard P. Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057844875519,"sku":"9780313356643","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93910b57-a80f-4445-8d3a-556ea0b8378d.jpg?v=1685049197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-cormac-mccarthy-willard-p-greenwood-9780313356643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}