{"product_id":"9781035003785-no-country-for-old-men","title":"No Country for Old Men","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVivid, thrilling and visceral, \u003ci\u003eNo Country For Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e is set along the bloody frontier of the American South, portraying a time when drug agents and hit men ruled the land .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA savage tale of violence and morality in the American West, Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e follows a Vietnam veteran's dark path after stumbling upon a drug deal gone wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers (\u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e), winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Picture).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue' – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1980. Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he discovers the aftermath of a drug deal turned deadly. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – walk away or take the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so begins a terrifying chain of events, as each player in this brutal game seems determined to answer one question: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading' – \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and \u003ci\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e and the Dark Tower series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40246340550753,"sku":"9781035003785","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27039209.jpg?v=1721462881","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035003785-no-country-for-old-men","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}