The Road

Civilization destroyed, this is the story of a father and son as they journey across a post-apocalyptic America. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionA post-apocalyptic classic set in a burned-out America. A father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there . . .The Road is a masterpiece of American fiction from Cormac McCarthy.The landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family may yet find tenderness.With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea.'The Road made me cry for days' – Emma Donoghue, author of Room'The most important environmental book ever written' – George Monbiot, author of RegenesisAdapted into a critically-acclaimed film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

The post-apocalyptic modern classic with an introduction by novelist John Banville.In a burned-out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The landscape is destroyed, nothing moves save the ash on the wind and cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Road is an incandescent novel, the story of a remarkable and profoundly moving journey. In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family finds tenderness.An exemplar of post-apocalyptic writing, The Road is a true modern classic, a masterful, moving and increasingly prescient novel.This edition is part of the Picador Collection, a new list of the best in contemporary literature published in Picador\'s 50th Anniversary year. McCarthy\'s eagerly anticipated new novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris, will be published by Picador in October 2022.