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Blood Meridian : Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy (1992, Trade Paperback)
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"Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West" by Cormac McCarthy is a trade paperback book published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in 1992. This 368-page novel falls under the genres of fiction, westerns, literary, and historical. It is part of the Vintage International Ser.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679728759
ISBN-139780679728757
eBay Product ID (ePID)293499
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlood Meridian : or the Evening Redness in the West
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1992
TopicLiterary, Westerns, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorCormac McCarthy
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-050742
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"McCarthy is a writer to be read, to be admired, and quite honestly-envied." -Ralph Ellison "McCarthy is a born narrator, and his writing has, line by line, the stab of actuality. He is here to stay." -Robert Penn Warren From the Hardcover edition., "McCarthy is a writer to be read, to be admired, and quite honestly-envied." -Ralph Ellison "McCarthy is a born narrator, and his writing has, line by line, the stab of actuality. He is here to stay." -Robert Penn Warren
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Synopsis25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION * From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road: a n epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving., An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west." Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Publisher's Note: The 25th Anniversary Edition has been reset, causing the text to reflow. Page references based on earlier editions will no longer apply, so Vintage Books has compiled the following chart as a conversion aid. Download the chart by copying and pasting the following link into your browser: http: //knopfdoubleday.com/marketing/BloodMeridianPageReference.pdf, 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - F rom the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road: a n epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.
LC Classification NumberPS3563.C337B4 1992
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- 26 May, 2016Top favourable review
A harrowing Western with brains and wit
McCarthy is brilliant and it shows. This novel is vivid and brutal.I would also venture to say this book is not for everyone. McCarthy's style is a bit difficult; he often omits commas, uses long (long) sentences and fragments, does not always capitalize proper nouns, which can cause confusion on a sentence-by-sentence basis (this does not affect my understanding of the events taking place in the chapter/novel). Some sections, usually descriptions of gore or scenery, just read easily and beautifully, but then you are hit with an outlandish word that you'll later find is old cowboy jargon, the scientific name of that plant, animal or geography, or a Spanish word (none of the Spanish is translated). All this aside, it is still completely comprehensible and can be deeply philosophical, if you are looking for a good book to study and explicate.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2022Top critical review
Cruelty Narrated with Appalling Casualness
So disappointed as this is touted as Cormac McCarthy's best book. I've read and viewed "The Road" - Liked; viewed "No Country..." and had looked forward to reading the book. I enjoy Elmore Leonard's Westerns, but "Blood Meridian" is too rough for me. I'm half-way through and still can't get into it. Not enjoyable, and the outright cruelty depicted is truly appalling.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Mar, 2018
Diabolical
The story revolves loosely around a runaway kid who falls in with a low-life militia bent on killing. The story highlights some of the worst and most graphic incidents in the decimation of Apache and plains Indians. It is violent and bloody; it tells the story of a depraved gang of bounty hunters who murder and scalp their way from Mexico to California. If you don't want to be disgusted, don't read this book. On the other hand, the writing is at once erudite and arcane and has a certain appeal to English language dilettantes who favor an esoteric form of vocabulary and expression. You will meet a couple of well developed and extremely diabolical characters, "Glanton" and "Judge Holden." The judge is a complex man of parts and one of the few surviving gang members.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Sep, 2019
The greatest novel from a great author in his prime
Straight up masterpiece from a great author in his prime. This particular print, the 92 Vintage, is also beyond stellar. Dark blocky text that fits perfectly for Blood Meridian’s almost biblical vibeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Feb, 2017
Beautifully written horror.
Reading this book is like slowing down to stare at a terrible auto accident. It's one inhuman, frightening, bloody event after another, featuring monstrous, despicable characters, and all described with mesmerizing and flowing prose. Does Cormac McCarthy really view life and people like this? And why can't I stop reading through one shock after another? Spoiler alert: your opinion of the human race will not be improved by reading this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Dec, 2019
An important work of genius.
I couldn’t put it down. Some scholars have placed this along side of Faulkner’s, As I Lay Dying. Not sure I’d go there, however, this is a brilliant written style that seriously reflects McCarthy's genius. It should be in an American list of best works. This novel is violent. The country depicted was violent. An important work. My 3rd McCarthy reading in as many weeks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Sep, 2022
Blood Meridian...hard reading but a good one.
The book based on facts, as few as were able to be written down. Life in the Mexican-Texas region 170 years ago was a cruel place. That such treatment by humans of other humans and animals of all kinds, still going on today, should serve as a wake up call to any human self who reads this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Sep, 2017
Not the cover they show
Not the cover of book they show, which is the later printing. Sent me book with the old cover from 1985. Why did they show the newer book cover? Plus book in poor shape. Won't order from them again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jul, 2022
Book
Love coronavirus McCarthy booksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Oct, 2017
Great book
The most violent book I ever read, that I can think of. Very well written. I highly recommend, for those that like fiction based on fact. If you don't like violence don't read this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
