Suttree [B0633]

1992 PB Vintage International print of the 1979 original, in nice clean condition. From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road, here is the story of Cornelius Suttree, who has forsaken a life of privilege with his prominent family to live in a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River near Knoxville. Remaining on the margins of the outcast community there-a brilliantly imagined collection of eccentrics, criminals, and squatters-he rises above the physical and human squalor with detachment, humor, and dignity.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I've never been more impressed with a book or an author than I am with Suttree by Cormac McCarthy. Such a dazzling and beautiful novel that reaches down into the nether parts of the human condition and finds beauty in the gruff underbelly of the soul."; "Everything Cormac McCarthy does well is done triumphantly throughout this work. Wonderful descriptions of landscapes, sharp and funny dialogue, moments of quiet reflection. I wanted to remain in Suttree's world for so much longer, I simply adored this book."; "Probably the most beautiful prose I've ever read, Suttree is touching, hilarious, depressing yet hopeful and definitely not a light read. Truly great."; "Cormac McCarthy has officially joined my top three favorite authors. There's something about the dread in his writing that grounds you and forces you to accept that life is difficult and often harsh. His prose holds a kind of devastation you can't look away from, and somehow, you keep going."