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Cormac McCarthy

    20 juli 1933 – 13 juni 2023

    Cormac McCarthy behoorde tot de meest vooraanstaande Amerikaanse romanschrijvers van zijn generatie, vaak vergeleken met William Faulkner. Zijn werken, die zich bewegen in de genres Southern Gothic, western en post-apocalyptisch, worden gekenmerkt door een rauw realisme en diepgaande existentiële thema's. McCarthy's proza staat bekend om zijn unieke cadans, beknopte stijl en diepgaande verkenningen van geweld, schuld en menselijk uithoudingsvermogen onder extreme omstandigheden. Zijn literaire nalatenschap omvat een onverschrokken portrettering van de duistere kanten van de menselijke natuur en werelden op de rand van de ondergang.

    Cormac McCarthy
    The Crossing. Collection Edition
    Suttree. Verlorene, englische Ausgabe
    The border trilogy
    The Road
    Stella Maris
    Geen land voor oude mannen
    • Geen land voor oude mannen

      Roman - druk 2

      • 215bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Ergens in de jaren 80 stuit Llewelyn Moss in het grensgebied tussen de VS en Mexico tijdens de jacht op een gruwelijk moordtoneel. In een onherbergzaam dal is een illegaal drugstransport overvallen. De lijken zijn nog warm. De drugs en 2,4 miljoen dollar liggen voor het grijpen. Zijn leven verandert voorgoed wanneer hij besluit de dollars mee te nemen. Zware jongens komen achter zijn identiteit en willen hem vermoorden om het geld te bemachtigen. De achtervolging van Moss neemt apocalyptische vormen aan. Het ene na het andere slachtoffer valt onder het revolvergeweld. Sheriff Bell, een oude man, gaat ook achter Llewelyn Moss aan. En probeert Moss te beschermen.

      Geen land voor oude mannen
      4,3
    • The Road

      A Graphic Novel Adaptation

      • 160bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      This graphic novel adaptation brings Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning postapocalyptic tale to life through the artistry of acclaimed cartoonist Manu Larcenet. With McCarthy's approval, the adaptation captures the haunting journey of a father and son navigating a desolate world, emphasizing themes of survival, love, and the human spirit amid despair. The visual storytelling enhances the emotional depth of the original narrative, making it accessible to both new readers and fans of the classic novel.

      The Road
      4,8
    • The border trilogy

      • 1056bladzijden
      • 37 uur lezen

      Cormac McCarthy’s award-winning, bestselling trio of novels chronicles the coming-of-age of two young men in the south west of America. John Grady Cole and Billy Parham, two cowboys of the old school, are poised on the edge of a world about to change forever. Their journeys across the border into Mexico, each an adventure fraught with fear and pain, mark a passage into adulthood, and eventual salvation. In All the Pretty Horses, young John Grady Cole, dispossessed by the sale of his family’s Texas ranch, heads across the border in search of the cowboy life, where he finds a job breaking horses, and a dangerously ill-fated romance. In The Crossing, sixteen-year-old Billy Parham captures a wolf that has been marauding his family’s ranch and, instead of killing it, decides to take it on a perilous journey home to the mountains of Mexico.These two drifters come together years later in Cities of the Plain, a magnificent tale of friendship and passion. In the vanishing world of the Old West, blood and violence are conditions of life. Beautiful and brutal, filled with sorrow and humour, The Border Trilogy is both an epic love story and a fierce elegy for the American frontier.

      The border trilogy
      4,5
    • Arguably the masterpiece of a novelist as highly praised and scarcely read as any living writer, the Vintage Contemporaries reprint of "Suttree" should help to bring McCarthy the readers to match his many awards and voluminous reviews.

      Suttree. Verlorene, englische Ausgabe
      4,3
    • The Crossing. Collection Edition

      • 448bladzijden
      • 16 uur lezen

      A young boy comes of age in the desolate mountains of the Mexican border, in the second volume of the late Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy.

      The Crossing. Collection Edition
      4,3
    • In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all proffering advice. By the author of "All the Pretty Horses."

      The Crossing
      4,2
    • Suttree

      • 480bladzijden
      • 17 uur lezen

      This compelling novel has as its protagonist Cornelius Suttree, living alone and in exile in a disintegrating houseboat on the wrong side of the Tennessee River close by Knoxville. He stays at the edge of an outcast community inhabited by eccentrics, criminals and the poverty-stricken. Rising above the physical and human squalor around him, his detachment and wry humour enable him to survive dereliction and destitution with dignity. ‘Suttree contains a humour that is Faulknerian in its gentle wryness, and a freakish imaginative flair reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor’ Times Literary Supplement ‘Suttree marks McCarthy’s closest approach to autobiography and is probably the funniest and most unbearably sad of his books’ Stanley Booth

      Suttree
      4,2
    • Bookkeeping

      • 126bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      If you want to learn about bookkeeping without the tedium of a traditional textbook, this guide is for you. While bookkeeping has been a fundamental practice for centuries, it has evolved into a complex task, especially as businesses grow and develop new organizational structures. For small business owners managing their own finances, the intricacies of bookkeeping can be daunting, while larger companies typically rely on professionals. This guide aims to equip you with the knowledge to handle your own bookkeeping effectively and affordably. Understanding bookkeeping is crucial for the financial health of any business, and outsourcing can be costly. Even if you can hire an accountant, grasping the basics is vital. This comprehensive resource simplifies bookkeeping, covering essential topics such as the fundamentals, tips for selecting a bookkeeping system, strategies for setting up your books, methods for closing your books, and tools to streamline your processes. With this guide, you’ll gain the confidence to transition from a novice to a bookkeeping expert. If you're ready to take control of your finances, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

      Bookkeeping
      3,0