Cormac McCarthy Outer Dark Paperback Book

A haunting tale of guilt and redemption, Cormac McCarthy&#39s gothic masterpiece Outer Dark follows a brother and sister on a dark journey through the Appalachian wilderness.&#39A profound parable that ultimately speaks to any society in any time&#39 &ndash TimeIn an unspecified place in Appalachia, a woman named Rinthy gives birth to her brother&#39s child. The brother, Culla, abandons the baby in the woods, and tells Rinthy that he has died by natural causes. When she sees his grave empty, she sets forth alone to find her son. Wracked by sin, Culla too leaves for the countryside. He will be haunted by The Trio, punishers and murderers, as the novel moves towards its eerie, apocalyptic resolution. Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature. Praise for Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road and No Country for Old Men&lsquoMcCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute&rsquo &ndash Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and The Wren, The Wren&#39His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power&#39 &ndash Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series&#39[I]n presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence&#39 &ndash Annie Proulx, author of Brokeback Mountain | Cormac McCarthy Outer Dark Paperback Book