Books

197 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Some small spots on the page edges. Quarterbound in black cloth and red paper with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges, with some fading on the head edges. Black dustjacket in very good condition with red titles. Title appears to be faded on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges with some small chips and tears, otherwise in very good condition. NPC. 1ST US EDITION. VG+/VG.

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.