Julian Murphet and Mark Steven, eds. Styles of Extinction: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

Abstract

Julian Murphet and Mark Steven, eds. Styles of Extinction: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road London and New York: Continuum, 2012. Pp 163. ISBN: 9781441185051 Thomas Mantzaris Since its publication in 2006, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road has received critical acclaim, exemplified by the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007. In the present collection of essays, the editors Julian Murphet and Mark Steven bring together a diverse spectrum of pathways that critically explore the post-apocalyptic environment ...