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Cover of All the Pretty Horses

Contemporary ยท Novel

All the Pretty Horses

by Cormac McCarthy. A major work by Cormac McCarthy exploring violence, landscape, morality; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1992
Origin
United States
Era
Contemporary
Genre
Novel
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Cormac McCarthy exploring violence, landscape, morality; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.