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*The Orchard Keeper* tells of John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- First published
- 1965
- Pages
- 246
- Publisher
- Vintage International, Debolsillo, Debate
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780394439365
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Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.) is an American writer who has written twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He is known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary American writers.
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