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The Road

The Road is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over several months across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed industrial civilization and nearly all life. The novel was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James…

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Author
Cormac McCarthy
Genre
Post-apocalyptic fiction, tragedy
Publication date
September 26, 2006
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Media type
Print (hardcover)

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The Road

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related to Adaptations · 17
The Road → Abrams ComicArts, An English, Dargaud, Graphic Novel Adaptation, In March, Joe Penhall, John Hillcoat, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Louisiana, Manu Larcenet, November, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Production, September, The, Viggo Mortensen
Author · 1
The Road → Cormac McCarthy
Genre · 1
The Road → Post-apocalyptic fiction, tragedy
ISBN · 1
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The Road → English
Media type · 1
The Road → Print (hardcover)
OCLC · 1
The Road → 70630525
Pages · 1
The Road → 287

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The RoadOCLC706305251.00infobox
The RoadPages2871.00infobox
The RoadPublication dateSeptember 26, 20061.00infobox
The RoadPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
The RoadPublisherAlfred A. Knopf1.00infobox
The Roadis a2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy0.90text
The Roadrelated to AdaptationsJohn Hillcoat0.60section

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