{"product_id":"no-country-for-old-men","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\u003e Adapted 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\u003e 1980. 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\u003e And 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\u003e Praise 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":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43582537367749,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/No_20Country_20for_20Old_20Men.jpg?v=1716601647","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/no-country-for-old-men","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}