The crossing

R$ 92,90

Sinopse

The Crossing forms the second part of Cormac McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy, a story that began with All the Pretty Horses and concludes with Cities of the Plain.Set on the south-western ranches in the years before the Second World War, Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing follows the fortunes of sixteen-year-old Billy Parham and his younger brother Boyd.Fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's property, Billy captures the animal - but rather than kill it, sets out impulsively for the mountains of Mexico to return it to where it came from.When Billy comes back to his own home he finds himself and his world irrevocably changed. His loss of innocence has come at a price, and once again the border beckons with its desolate beauty and cruel promise.

Participantes

Autor: Cormac Mccarthy

Autor

CORMAC MCCARTHY

Cormac McCarthy nasceu no estado de Rhode Island, em 1933. Na juventude, serviu à Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos durante quatro anos, e estudou Artes na Universidade do Tennessee. É autor de nove romances, e vencedor do National Book Award e do National Book Critics Circle Award.

Em 40 anos de carreira literária, produziu nove romances, entre eles Todos os Belos Cavalos, A Travessia e Cidade das Planícies, que o autor batizou de Trilogia da Fronteira. Onde os velhos não têm vez, lançado nos Estados Unidos em 2005, está sendo adaptado para o cinema pelos irmãos Joel e Ethan Coen, com estréia prevista para 2007. Avesso a entrevistas, Cormac McCarthy gosta de manter sua privacidade.