Summary Of The Road By Cormac Mccarthy

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The Road (2006), Cormac McCarthy's most recent novel, describes the bleak journey of a father and son across a post-apocalyptic American landscape. He was visiting El Paso, Texas, with one of his sons, John Francis McCarthy, in 2003 when the initial idea for The Road was born: McCarthy envisioned how the city would look in the future. McCarthy dedicated this novel to John.

The novel has met with great critical success, including a Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Many critics and scholars herald The Road as one of McCarthy's best works--if not his masterpiece. Extensive praise for The Road can be found on his publisher's (Random House's) webpage for the novel. Oprah Winfrey selected The Road for
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