Cities of the Plain: Border Trilogy (3)
Cities of the Plain: Border Trilogy (3) by Cormac McCarthy is a reprint edition published by Vintage International on May 25, 1999. This novel, written in English and spanning 292 pages, serves as the third volume of the acclaimed Border Trilogy. Set in New Mexico in 1952, it follows ranch hands John Grady Cole and Billy Parham as they navigate a life filled with trail drives, horse auctions, and campfire stories, all while facing impending changes that will alter their lives forever.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of love and tragedy as John Grady becomes enamored with a Mexican prostitute, prompting Billy to assist him in a dangerous endeavor against her ruthless pimp. The story unfolds against a backdrop of the American frontier, exploring the complexities of friendship and the harsh realities of life. With elements of fiction that touch on Westerns and men’s adventure, Cities of the Plain presents a poignant exploration of human experience and the inevitability of change.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The third volume of the award-winning Border Trilogy, from the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • A darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier
The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands. To the North lie the proving grounds of Alamogordo; to the South, the twin cities of El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. It is a life that is about to change forever, and John Grady and Billy both know it.
The catalyst for that change appears in the form of a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute. When John Grady falls in love, Billy agrees—against his better judgment—to help him rescue the girl from her suavely brutal pimp. The ensuing events resonate with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy. Hauntingly beautiful, filled with sorrow, humor and awe, Cities of the Plain is a genuine American epic.
Look for Cormac McCarthy’s latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
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