Child of God
197 pages
|Published: 1 Jan 1973
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ISBN: 9780679728740
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 29 June 1993
Description
Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard – a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee – is released from jail and allowed to roam at will, preying on the population with his strange lusts. His everyday actions are transformed into stunning scenes of the comic and the grotesque. And as the story hurtles toward its unforgettable conclusion, McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.
