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The Road

A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Cormac McCarthy Manu Larcenet

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English
Abrams
01 November 2024
The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning postapocalyptic classic, The Road, approved and authorized by McCarthy and illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist Manu Larcenet

The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland where Earth’s natural resources have been diminished, and some survivors are left to raise others for meat, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy’s bleakest and most prescient novels. Dedicated to his son, John Francis McCarthy, McCarthy’s The Road is one of his most personal novels. Ranked 17th on The Guardian’s 100 Best Novels of the 21st century, it was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the James Tait Black Memorial Award, the Believer Award, and was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

This first official graphic novel adaptation of McCarthy’s work is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy’s spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance. Cormac McCarthy personally approved the making of this book before his death, and the adaptation bears the approval of the McCarthy estate.
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Illustrated by:   Manu Larcenet
Imprint:   Abrams
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 260mm,  Width: 210mm, 
ISBN:   9781419776779
ISBN 10:   1419776770
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023) was a playwright and novelist hailed by many, including Stephen King and literary critic Harold Bloom, as one of the major American novelists of our time. McCarthy’s multiple bestselling and award-winning works over the course of his 57-year career include The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of God, Suttree, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, No Country for Old Men, The Road, The Passenger, and Stella Maris. Many of his novels have been adapted into blockbuster films, including The Road. Manu Larcenet is a 29-year veteran of the comic book industry who has published work with Fluide Glacial, Spirou, and multiple books for the French publisher Dargaud. He is a founder of comic book publisher Les Rêveurs and has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in France, including the Best Comic Book Award at Angoulême in 2004, and the 2010 French Comics Library Prize for Best Comic Book.

Reviews for The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

“The graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a stunning narrative accomplishment; visually austere, dark, and beautifully human. Sheer perfection.” * Bill Sienkiewicz, Eisner Hall of Fame artist *


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