Synopsis
A profound exploration of the nature of reality and the human mind, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road and No Country for Old Men.
'A drought-busting, brain-vexing double act’ – Guardian
Alicia Western is the following: Twenty years old. A brilliant mathematician at the University of Chicago. And a paranoid schizophrenic who does not want to talk about her brother, Bobby.
Told entirely through the transcripts of Alicia’s psychiatric sessions, Cormac McCarthy's Stella Maris is a moving companion to The Passenger. It is a powerful enquiry that questions our notions of God, truth, and life itself.
‘Cormac McCarthy was such a virtuoso, his language was so rich and new . . . his books were terrifying and absolute. His sentences were astonishing.’ - Anne Enright
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Reviews
“Remarkable… a staggering achievement”Scotsman, Scotsman
“His sentences have the solidity of stones and the clarity of diamonds”Financial Times, Financial Times
“A true work of literature… If McCarthy’s goal was for these books to haunt readers long after they are set aside, then he has succeeded.”LA Review of Books, LA Review of Books
“Remarkable… [Stella Maris] harmonises both sadly and gorgeously with its recent predecessor. Side by side, both novels affirm the extraordinary poetry and strangeness of McCarthy’s vision”Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Morning Herald
