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Description edit
Outer Dark is a novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Culla Holme: One of the main protaganists in Outer Dark and the brother of Rinthy Holme, who bears his child.
- Rinthy Holme: The second protagonist in Outer Dark and the sister of Culla Holme.
First Sentence edit
She shook him awake into the quiet darkness.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 154 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by Pages from Cold Point,: And other stories, and followed by The Book of Skulls.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cormac McCarthy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Country: England
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0233956506
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Country: England
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0233956506
Page Count: 240
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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