The Road F. Dostoevsky England to the tiny village

England to the tiny village of Ain Madhi

a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the Ugly American at his ugliest

Taking its title from T

Borne of Mikhail Sholokhov's own early life in the lands of the Cossacks by the river Don

'A rollicking good read' Independent

The Road F. Dostoevsky England to the tiny villageA searing, post apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray.