Child of God
by Cormac McCarthy
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
An increasingly isolated man moves beyond the margins of his community into a disturbing private world. Lester Ballard loses his place within a Tennessee community and retreats toward an existence defined by isolation and increasingly violent behavior. McCarthy follows him without offering easy explanations or comforting distance. This compact novel asks how exclusion, desire, and cruelty can coexist with the uncomfortable recognition of shared humanity.
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Child of God
Lester Ballard loses his place within a Tennessee community and retreats toward an existence defined by isolation and increasingly violent behavior. McCarthy follows him without offering easy explanations or comforting distance. This compact novel asks how exclusion, desire, and cruelty can coexist with the uncomfortable recognition of shared humanity.
Why read it?
An increasingly isolated man moves beyond the margins of his community into a disturbing private world. Explore Exclusion, Violence and Humanity in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Cormac McCarthy
- Publisher: Vintage
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 208
- Edition publication year: 1993
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Book Details
- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 208
- Publication year
- 1993
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