TheRoad

Inanovelsetinanindefinite，futuristic，post-apocalypticworld，afatherandhisyoungsonmaketheirwaythroughtheruinsofadevastatedAmericanlandscape，strugglingtosurviveandpreservethelastremnantsoftheirownhumanity.Reprint.Movietie-in.，NATIONALBESTSELLERPULITZERPRIZEWINNERNationalBookCritic'sCircleAwardFinalistANewYorkTimesNotableBookOneoftheBestBooksoftheYearTheBostonGlobe，TheChristianScienceMonitor，TheDenverPost，TheKansasCityStar，LosAngelesTimes，NewYork，People，RockyMountainNews，Time，TheVillageVoice，TheWashingtonPostThesearing，postapocalypticnoveldestinedtobecomeCormacMcCarthy'smasterpiece.AfatherandhissonwalkalonethroughburnedAmerica.Nothingmovesintheravagedlandscapesavetheashonthewind.Itiscoldenoughtocrackstones，andwhenthesnowfallsitisgray.Theskyisdark.Theirdestinationisthecoast，althoughtheydon'tknowwhat，ifanything，awaitsthemthere.Theyhavenothing;justapistoltodefendthemselvesagainstthelawlessbandsthatstalktheroad，theclothestheyarewearing，acartofscavengedfood—andeachother.TheRoadistheprofoundlymovingstoryofajourney.Itboldlyimaginesafutureinwhichnohoperemains，butinwhichthefatherandhisson，"eachtheother'sworldentire，"aresustainedbylove.Awesomeinthetotalityofitsvision，itisanunflinchingmeditationontheworstandthebestthatwearecapableof：ultimatedestructiveness，desperatetenacity，andthetendernessthatkeepstwopeoplealiveinthefaceoftotaldevastation.