{"product_id":"blood-meridian-or-the-evening-redness-in-the-west-9780679641049","title":"Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"masterpiece\" (Michael Herr) of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road, No Country for Old Men, The Passenger, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStella Maris\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner. I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable.\"--Harold Bloom, from his Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"McCarthy is a writer to be read, to be admired, and quite honestly--envied.\"--Ralph Ellison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer, \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic tale of the violence and corruption that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the \"Wild West.\" Its wounded hero, the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e represents a genius vision of the historical West, one whose stature has only grown in the years since its publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novels of the American writer \u003cb\u003eCormac McCarthy \u003c\/b\u003ehave received a number of literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His works adapted to film include \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses, The Road, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men--\u003c\/i\u003ethe latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574595457298,"sku":"9780679641049","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b03a878c-ab26-4642-ad38-1bb432a08895.jpg?v=1731974328","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-meridian-or-the-evening-redness-in-the-west-9780679641049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}