![]() ![]() Yet we grow to love them through McCarthy’s masterful writing. We never learn the father and son’s names. There are no chapters, just relentless text, mirroring the arduous journey the travellers take. ‘The Road’ departs from many literary conventions, but all are in the service of telling a strong tale. This luxury hardback edition comes with an afterword by American writer Michael Chabon and vivid full-colour illustrations that capture the isolation of the story by Gerard Dubois. In the decade and a half since its publication it remains embedded in the public consciousness, and has now been selected for release as part of The Folio Society’s catalogue after popular demand from their readers. A film adaptation soon followed, as did a glut of literary awards for the author, not least the Pulitzer Prize. ![]() Cormac McCarthy’s uncompromisingly bleak novel ‘The Road’ is a compelling work of speculative fiction first published in 2006 to instant commercial and critical acclaim. ![]()
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