The road
(Book)
Description
In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. This book boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.--From publisher description.
Copies
More Details
Level 4, 8 Points
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
McCarthy, C. (2006). The road. 1st edition New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023. 2006. The Road. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023, The Road. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. 1st edition New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Staff View
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Nov 19, 2024 04:37:04 PM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Nov 19, 2024 04:37:36 PM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Nov 21, 2024 10:20:24 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 05931nam 22007218a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
003 | LION | ||
005 | 20060809090509.0 | ||
008 | 060717s2006 nyu 000 1 eng | ||
010 | |a 2006023629 | ||
020 | |a 9780307265432 |q (hardcover) | ||
020 | |a 0307265439 |q (hardcover) | ||
035 | |a 51 | ||
040 | |a DLC |c DLC | ||
043 | |a n-us--- | ||
050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3563.C337 |b R63 2006 |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.54 |2 22 |
100 | 1 | |a McCarthy, Cormac, |d 1933-2023 |e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The road / |c by Cormac McCarthy. |
250 | |a 1st edition | ||
260 | |a New York, NY : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2006. | ||
300 | |a 241 pages ; |c 25 cm. | ||
300 | |a 241 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
505 | 0 | |a Publisher description for "The road" -- "A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food -- and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation." | |
520 | |a In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. This book boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.--From publisher description. | ||
526 | 0 | |a Accelerated Reader AR |c 4.0 |d 8.0 |z 114669. |5 MCPL | |
650 | 0 | |a Fathers and sons |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Voyages and travels |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Regression (Civilization) |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Survival |v Fiction. | |
907 | |a .b16627660 | ||
945 | |y .i28452458 |i 20502505041 |l guaf |s - |h |u 77 |x 5 |w 3 |v 28 |t 2 |z 09-26-06 |o - |a FIC McCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i28464382 |i 21600552679 |l wsaf |s - |h |u 32 |x 3 |w 2 |v 14 |t 2 |z 09-28-06 |o - |a F MCC | ||
945 | |y .i28479798 |i 21705236889 |l waaf |s - |h |u 98 |x 5 |w 2 |v 43 |t 2 |z 10-03-06 |o - |a MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i28481513 |i 22001007532 |l olaf |s - |h |u 73 |x 2 |w 1 |v 14 |t 2 |z 10-03-06 |o - |a FIC MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i2848843x |i 20801948126 |l lbaf |s - |h |u 50 |x 2 |w 1 |v 23 |t 2 |z 10-04-06 |o - |a F McCarthy | ||
945 | |y .i28494568 |i 21500573129 |l exaf |s - |h |u 39 |x 1 |w 1 |v 4 |t 2 |z 10-05-06 |o - |a MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i28503120 |i 36439000457752 |l haafe |s - |h |u 27 |x 1 |w 0 |v 8 |t 2 |z 10-10-06 |o - |a FIC McCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i28505724 |i 22300606310 |l staf |s - |h |u 27 |x 0 |w 0 |v 8 |t 2 |z 10-10-06 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i28565162 |i 33300000280375 |l raas |s - |h |u 33 |x 0 |w 0 |v 10 |t 2 |z 10-23-06 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i28671235 |i 22204101167 |l maaf |s - |h 12-10-24 |u 77 |x 4 |w 6 |v 28 |t 2 |z 11-01-06 |o - |a F MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i29577962 |i 21500604522 |l ivaf |s - |h |u 17 |x 1 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 05-01-07 |o - |a F MCC | ||
945 | |y .i30052579 |i 22400614461 |l mcg |s $ |h |u 5 |x 0 |w 0 |v 1 |t 2 |z 08-02-07 |o - |a PS3563 .C337 R63 2006 | ||
945 | |y .i41449344 |i 31278002109549 |l nbaf |s - |h |u 23 |x 0 |w 4 |v 0 |t 2 |z 06-01-11 |o - |a Fiction McCarthy | ||
945 | |y .i41449356 |i 31216004013012 |l nhaf |s - |h |u 59 |x 3 |w 3 |v 22 |t 2 |z 06-01-11 |o - |a Fiction McCarthy, Cormac | ||
945 | |y .i41449368 |i 31251003011915 |l wlafn |s e |h |u 16 |x 0 |w 0 |v 1 |t 162 |z 06-01-11 |o - |a NEW FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i41449381 |i 31251003011964 |l woaf |s - |h |u 29 |x 1 |w 0 |v 0 |t 167 |z 06-01-11 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i47710408 |i 33520000323996 |l osaf |s - |h |u 31 |x 5 |w 3 |v 12 |t 2 |z 04-24-13 |o - |a F MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i49695095 |i 34362000442172 |l bea |s - |h |u 10 |x 3 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 01-03-14 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i51735751 |i 31200006651201 |l hcaf |s - |h |u 24 |x 1 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 07-18-14 |o - |a FIC/MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i51735763 |i 31200006860208 |l hmaf |s - |h |u 61 |x 3 |w 4 |v 13 |t 2 |z 07-18-14 |o - |a FIC/MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i51735775 |i 31200006669724 |l hmaf |s - |h |u 70 |x 4 |w 2 |v 7 |t 2 |z 07-18-14 |o - |a FIC/MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i55837517 |i 34130000245766 |l mla |s - |h |u 5 |x 1 |w 0 |v 3 |t 2 |z 01-07-16 |o - |a FIC SCI MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i64405874 |i 33300000604863 |l rbaf |s - |h |u 4 |x 0 |w 2 |v 1 |t 2 |z 07-28-20 |o - |a Fic McC | ||
945 | |y .i64971326 |i 20703019701 |l braf |s - |h |u 10 |x 3 |w 3 |v 5 |t 2 |z 01-07-21 |o - |a FIC. | ||
945 | |y .i65776082 |i 20701873215 |l braf |s - |h |u 10 |x 4 |w 3 |v 5 |t 2 |z 08-10-21 |o - |a FIC. | ||
945 | |y .i66023312 |i 35999000435281 |l nsaf |s - |h |u 3 |x 2 |w 0 |v 1 |t 2 |z 09-22-21 |o - |a FIC MCCARTHY | ||
945 | |y .i69169937 |i 34342001139472 |l lyaf |s - |h |u 0 |x 0 |w 0 |v 0 |t 2 |z 12-18-23 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i69359143 |i 22801680103 |l ehaf |s - |h |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 3 |t 2 |z 12-19-23 |o - |a FIC MCC | ||
945 | |y .i70349332 |i 20906019177 |l meaf |s - |h |u 0 |x 0 |w 0 |v 0 |t 2 |z 10-23-24 |o - |a FIC MCCARTHY | ||
998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a be |a lb |a br |a rb |a ra |a eh |a ex |a gu |a ha |a hc |a hm |a iv |a ly |a ma |a me |a ml |a mc |a nb |a nh |a ns |a ol |a os |a st |a wa |a wl |a wo |a ws |