Bibliograph

Child of God, Cormac McCarthy

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Label

Child of God, Cormac McCarthy

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Child of God

Oclc number

27012701

Responsibility statement

Cormac McCarthy

Summary

Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard is released from jail, and a trip to the dry-goods store, an errand to the blacksmith, and other incidents are transformed into scenes of the comic and the grotesqueChild of God is a taut, chilling novel that pumbs the depths of human degradation. Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard-- a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee-- is released from jail and allowed to roam at will, preying on the population with his strange lusts

Table Of Contents

Child of God is a taut, chilling novel that pumbs the depths of human degradation. Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard -- a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee -- is released from jail and allowed to roam at will, preying on the population with his strange lusts

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