Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy
"Cities of the Plain" is the conclusion to a trilogy set in the post-World War II American West. The story follows two cowboys, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham, who work on a ranch in New Mexico near the Texas border. Cole falls in love with a Mexican prostitute, which leads to a tragic confrontation with her pimp. The novel explores themes of love, friendship, and the fading of the old West.
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- Published
- 1998
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 292
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.7)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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- 14th on Taking off the Reading Gloves (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- 1438th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults (Book)
- Tomes for the Home (The Daily Spectrum )
- What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years? (New York Times)