Cormac McCarthy
The Gardener's Son
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447273134
- author:
- Cormac McCarthy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 0.7 x 19.7 cm
- Genre:
- Music, Stage & Screen, Performing Arts,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Gardener's Son by Cormac McCarthy is a powerful and haunting tale of two families bound together by fate. In 1976, this screenplay was adapted into a two-hour film for the PBS series Visions, directed by Richard Pearce. When Robert McEvoy returns home after an accident that left him with a prosthetic leg, he finds his mother's terminal illness has brought him full circle. The slow-burning rage he carries within him is stirred once more, threatening to consume him. This taut and riveting drama showcases Cormac McCarthy's unique prose style, which takes on an almost biblical quality. McCarthy's work often explores the darker aspects of human nature, revealing the necessity of facing up to existence. The Gardener's Son is a thought-provoking exploration of family, fate, and the human condition.
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