"A TALENT EQUAL TO WILLIAM FAULKNER": FIRST EDITION OF CORMAC MCCARTHY'S CHILD OF GOD

MCCARTHY, Cormac. Child of God. New York: Random House, (1973). Octavo, original half blue cloth, original dust jacket. $3500.

First edition of Pulitzer Prize-winner McCarthy's third novel, his powerful "statement about cruelty, isolation, inhumanity."

"McCarthy must be acknowledged as a talent equal to William Faulkner," writes Madison Smartt Bell. "Yet, more than Faulkner ever did, McCarthy seems to be pulling language apart at its roots." McCarthy's third novel, described as an unforgettable "statement about cruelty, isolation, inhumanity," confirms his status as an artist whose "project is unlike that of any other writer" (New York Times). "If Child of God spoke to the late 20th century's burgeoning interest in serial killers, it now proffers the prehistory of incel rage" (John Pistelli). Basis for the 2013 film directed by James Franco, starring Scott Haze. "First Edition" stated on copyright page: with 1973 copyright, released in early January 1974. Without remainder mark often found on copies of this book.

Book with slight rubbing to spine gilt, beautiful dust jacket with only minor traces of wear. An about-fine copy.