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First Edition, First printing. An attractive price clipped dustjacket that is vibrant in colors with no chips, tears or pieces missing. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. Overall, a lovely copy of this true first edition in collector's condition.

Cormac McCarthy's 'Child of God' tells the story of Lester Ballard, a dispossessed, violent man whose life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. McCarthy depicts the life of a violent young outcast and serial killer in 1960s Appalachian Tennessee. Though the narrative is stark, the protagonist's isolation and disaffection are depicted with empathy by McCarthy, whose prose reveals the layers of humanity in even the most desolate and detestable characters.