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All the pretty horseswas first published in 1992 and is the first part of hisborder trilogy. With two companions, he sets off for mexico on a sometimes idyllic, sometimes comic journey to a place where dreams are paid. This collection of new critical perspectives on three of mccarthys most widely studied novels all the pretty horses, no country for old men, and the road provides a wideranging introduction to the different interpretations of his work. Larry elder show the epoch times recommended for you.
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