Not only did the road a book about and a father and son traversing a postapocalyptic landscape win cormac mccarthy the 2007 pulitzer prize for literature, but the times named it the best book. Among living american writers, cormac mccarthy stands out. Cormac mccarthy opens up to oprah about his writing. Oprah loves the fatherson journey of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel and has made it the newest pick in the influential oprahs. Cormac mccarthy, bestselling author of national book award winner all the pretty horses, delivers his first new novel in seven years. The movie adaptation is also available for those who prefer that medium. If your book discussion club is up for the dark themes, it is a book that will leave you wanting to discuss it with others. The road, written in the year 2006 by the renowned writer cormac mccarthy, is a story of a boy and his father on a journey through a landscape flaming with disasters that have destroyed civilians over a. Further along the road, they evade a group whose members include a pregnant woman, and soon after they discover an abandoned campsite with a. Today were talking about our book group this summer. Find books like the road from the worlds largest community of readers.
Oprah winfrey also selected the book for her book club cormac. Released in 2006, the novel has won awards such as the pulitzer prize and the national book critics circle award wilson. Or maybe youve read some of cormac mccarthys novels before. The book details the journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by.
If youre looking for a short novel to discuss with your writing and reading friends perhaps at a newsroom brown bag lunch id recommend the road by cormac mccarthy, an. The road oprahs book club by cormac mccarthy hardcover. Oprah winfrey got pulitzer prizewinning novelist cormac. Reading questions your guide to the road by cormac mccarthy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coa. Laden with ash, and curtailed by snowfall, collapsing trees and blanked out billboards of a former meritocratic nationstate, the novel brings forth a spiritual and transcended notion of the father and sons reality. It is a postapocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a. The cormac mccarthy interview in his first oncamera interview, cormac sits down with oprah to talk about his pulitzer prizewinning novel, luck, money and more. Cormac mccarthy is an american novelist, screenwriter, and playwright who has won the pulitzer prize, the national book award, and the national book critics circle award. Set in the smoking ashes of a postapocalyptic america, cormac mccarthys the road tells the story of a man and his sons journey toward the sea and an uncertain. Literary analysis of the road by cormac mccarthy 1837. Bestseller books online the road oprahs book club cormac mccarthy we asked you to name your top postapocalyptic novels and you came back with over 100 replies. Start your journey set in the smoking ashes of a postapocalyptic america, learn about cormac mccarthys the road, a fatherson journey toward the sea and an uncertain salvation.
The road cormac mccarthy, 2006 knopf doubleday 287 pp. In this episode colby and scott discuss and analyze the first pod book club selection. Do you think the influence of these genres helps or hinders the novel. He attended the university of tennessee in the early 1950s, and joined the u. Information about cormac mccarthy and the road from oprah winfreys book club website, including a suggested study guide for book clubs, a video clip of mccarthys interview with oprah winfrey, and a discussion of the book. Can you identify elements of these genres in the road.
Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers. Cormac mccarthy sets his new novel, the road, in a postapocalyptic blight of gray skies that drizzle ash, a world in which all. The road by cormac mccarthy and a great selection of related books. The road is a 2006 novel by american writer cormac mccarthy. Pulitzer prize, fiction, 2007america is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Cormac mccarthy books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Check out our discussion questions for the road to guide your exploration of the book. Check out our discussion questions for the road to guide your exploration of the book further. Cormac mccarthy, winner of the national book award and the national book critics circle award, returns with his 10th novel, a terrifying what if story about the apocalypse. Written in muscular prose, no country for old men is a powerful tale of the west that moves at a blistering pace. A number of his works have been adapted into films, including all the pretty horses, the road. Start studying the road dystopian book club discussion questions, part 2.
It won the pulitzer, made it into oprahs book club, and was placed by entertainment weekly at the top of a list of the best books. The road, mccarthys postapocalyptic novel, had been chosen for oprahs book club, and winfrey had travelled to santa fe to meet the author on his turf. The road is the most readable of mccarthys works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization. With it, he wrote close to five million words over the course of five decades, including his highly regarded novels the road.
It is a postapocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an. The cormac mccarthy interview in his first oncamera interview, cormac. The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are designed to stimulate your groups discussion of the. The road by cormac mccarthy, first edition abebooks. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The road 2006, cormac mccarthy s most recent novel, describes the bleak journey of a father and son across a postapocalyptic american landscape. Get the conversation started at your next book club meeting with this study. He is considered one of the best authors of second half of the 20th century. Even those who havent read him often have an idea of what he represents.
Cormac mccarthys the road is his postapocalyptic magnus opus which combines a riveting plot along with an unconventional prose style. Oprah loves the fatherson journey of cormac mccarthys postapocalyptic novel and has made it the newest pick in the influential oprahs book club. Novelist cormac mccarthy was interviewed yesterday by oprah winfrey, who selected his pulitzerwinning the road for her book club. The road a man and his young son traverse a blasted american landscape, covered with the ashes of the late world. The road my cormac mccarthy is a postapocalyptic novel, relaying the relationship between father and son, as they traverse to the south in pursuit of the holy grail. About this book set in the smoking ashes of a postapocalyptic america, cormac mccarthys the road tells the story of a man and his. A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become cormac mccarthys masterpiece. The road dystopian book club discussion questions, part 2. The road has a tendency to raise more questions than answers.
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Two lonely figures traverse a ruined, anarchic, desolate america where few survivors remain after a cataclysmic. Long distance book club was created out of a desire to analyze works we admire with people we dont often see in person. The road has found a surprisingly enthusiastic audience given its foreboding and, at times, gruesome sensibility. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Even those who havent read him often have an idea of what he. The road is a 2006 postapocalyptic novel by american writer cormac mccarthy. Written in muscular prose, no country for old men is a powerful tale of. Cormac mccarthy sets his new novel, the road, in a postapocalyptic blight of gray skies that drizzle ash, a world in which all matter of wildlife is extinct, starvation is not only prevalent but nearly allencompassing, and marauding bands of cannibals roam the. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprah. The road by cormac mccarthy oprahs book club selection.
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