{"product_id":"cormac-mccarthys-the-road","title":"CORMAC MCCARTHY'S THE ROAD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever graphic novel adaptation of \u003cstrong\u003eCormac McCarthy’s\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e, approved and authorized by McCarthy before his death, and illustrated by acclaimed French illustrator \u003cstrong\u003eManu Larcenet\u003c\/strong\u003e. The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where Earth’s natural resources are virtually wiped out. Some survivors are left to raise others for meat. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Road\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Cormac McCarthy’s bleakest and most prescient novels.\n\n\u003cem\u003eThe art is powerful here, with fine line work that reminds us of both Bill Sienkiewicz and highly detailed woodcuts. It has a minimum of dialogue, revealing the story through powerful narrative panels, beautifully printed with just minimal colors. I could not put this down once I started it; it is superbly adapted and drawn by Larcenet. I am really impressed. It is grim…but riveting. And the hardcover with jacket is very well designed in a handsome 9” x 10” format. - Bud\u003c\/em\u003e\n\nDedicated to his son, John Francis McCarthy, \u003cem\u003eMcCarthy’s The Road\u003c\/em\u003e is one of his most personal novels. Ranked 17th on The Guardian’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Best Novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of the 21st century, it was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, and the James Tait Black Memorial Award, the Believer Award, and nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.\n\nManu Larcenet is best known for the magnificent \u003cem\u003eCombat ordinaire (Ordinary Victories) \u003c\/em\u003efor which he wont the 2004 prize for best album at Angouleme. In 2023 he received the Gotlib Prize at the Paris Book Festival. He lives and works in France.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59642602357022,"sku":"CORMRH","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/cormrh-cormac-mccarthys-the-road-book.jpg?v=1784510676","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/cormac-mccarthys-the-road","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}