Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Modern Library (Hardcover))
von Cormac McCarthy
The “masterpiece” (Michael Herr) of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road, No Country for Old Men, The Passenger, and Stella Maris“Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner. I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable.”—Harold Bloom, from his Introduction“McCarthy is a writer to be read, to be admired, and quite honestly—envied.”—Ralph EllisonOne of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsWidely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer, Blood Meridian is an epic tale of the violence and corruption that attended America’s westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the “Wild West.” Its wounded hero, the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction.Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian represents a genius vision of the historical West, one whose stature has only grown in the years since its publication.
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Modern Library (Hardcover))
von Cormac McCarthy
The “masterpiece” (Michael Herr) of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road, No Country for Old Men, The Passenger, and Stella Maris“Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner. I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable.”—Harold Bloom, from his Introduction“McCarthy is a writer to be read, to be admired, and quite honestly—envied.”—Ralph EllisonOne of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsWidely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer, Blood Meridian is an epic tale of the violence and corruption that attended America’s westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the “Wild West.” Its wounded hero, the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction.Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian represents a genius vision of the historical West, one whose stature has only grown in the years since its publication.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(3)
Rezension von Lennard PackEin radikaler Bruch mit dem heroischen Bild des Wilden Westens und dem Mythos der kulturellen Erschließung Amerikas. McCarthy inszeniert den ziellosen Zug durch das Grenzland als Metapher auf die Vergeblichkeit aller menschlichen Ordnung, am Ende bleibt von den imperialistischen Ambitionen nur pure Zerstörung übrig. Die Figuren sind durchweg geprägt von Pragmatismus und Grausamkeit. Diese moralische Leere findet ihre extremste Form in der Figur des Judge Holden, der einen radikalen Nihilismus verkörpert und Gewalt zur einzig wahren Konstante der Welt erklärt. Der Erzähler beobachtet dieses Grauen völlig wertfrei, wodurch die Gewalt fast wie eine natürliche Konsequenz der Umgebung wirkt. Es gibt keine moralische Einordnung, nur die nackte, zynische Realität. Der Roman beeindruckt durch seine enorme Sprachgewalt und Landschaftsbeschreibungen, die einen harten Kontrast zur expliziten Gewalt bilden. McCarthy führt uns hier das absolute Scheitern menschlicher Kulturleistung vor Augen. Ein finsterer, sprachgewaltiger und ehrlicher Klassiker.
Rezension von rory veguillaMasterpiece. Might be a little nihilistic for my worldview though, gotta think about it more
Rezension von George Patrick Hane<b>Sprachgewalt</b>(noun): <b>Etymology</b>: The German compound combines <i>Sprache</i> (language) and <i>Gewalt</i> (violence), literally “language violence”. <b>Definition</b>: It describes the ability to use language with exceptional impact, authority, and expressive force. <b>Example</b>: This book.