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The Border Trilogy

Cormac McCarthy

  • 1032 pages · about 17 hours
  • First published 1999
  • 11 editions
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1 About this book

The Border Trilogy is a series of novels by the American author Cormac McCarthy: All the Pretty Horses (1992), The Crossing (1994), and Cities of the Plain (1998). The trilogy revolves around the coming of age and adventures of two young cowboys, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham, and is mainly set on the border between the Southwestern United States and Mexico.

Good for readers who want: historical fiction, adventure, and a long read.

  • Historical fiction
  • Adventure
  • Wilderness areas
  • Human-animal relationships
  • Coming of age
  • New mexico
  • Mexico
  • Boys

2 About Cormac McCarthy

1933–2023

Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterized by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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