The Road

A savage tale of violence and morality in the American West

Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men follows a Vietnam veteran's dark path after stumbling upon a drug deal gone wrong. Adapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers (Fargo, True Grit), the film won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

"A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue" – The Times

The Landscape of Survival and Humanity

The landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.

In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family may yet find tenderness.

With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea.