{"product_id":"no-country-for-old-men-1","title":"No Country For Old Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavage violence and cruel morality reign in the backwater deserts of Cormac McCarthy''s \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a tale of one man''s dark opportunity – and the darker consequences that spiral forth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers (\u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e), winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Picture).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West'' – \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1980. Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam veteran, is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he stumbles upon a transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participant seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading'' – \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and \u003ci\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power'' – Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e and the Dark Tower series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''In presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence'' – Annie Proulx, author of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57321270182270,"sku":"NW9781035003785","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035003785.jpg?v=1779508903","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/no-country-for-old-men-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}