The Road
2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
The Road is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,017 views/month, #102 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Cormac McCarthy[3]
- Award received: Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[6], James Tait Black Memorial Prize[7], Believer Book Award[8], Oprah's Book Club[9], Tähtivaeltaja Award[10], Q137449821[11]
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf[12]
- Genre: post-apocalyptic fiction[13], science fiction[14], dystopian fiction[15]
- Named after: road[16]
- Language of work or name: American English[17], English[18]
- Country of origin: United States[19]
- Publication date: September 26, 2006[20]
- Has edition or translation: The Road[21]
- Nominated for: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[22], National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[23], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[24], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[25], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[26]
- Title: The Road[27], Die Straße[28], La carretera[29], La Route[30], De weg[31]
- Last line: In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.[32]
- Derivative work: The Road[33]
- Form of creative work: novel[34]
Why It Matters
The Road has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
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What awards did The Road receive?
Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[6], and James Tait Black Memorial Prize[7].