No Country for Old Men is a 2005 novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, who had originally written the story as a screenplay. The story occurs in the vicinity of the Mexico–United States border in 1980 and concerns an illegal drug deal gone awry in the Texas desert back country. Owing to the novel's origins as a screenplay, the novel has a simple writing style different from other Cormac McCarthy novels. The book was adapted into the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
About No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss finds a stack of cash while out hunting. Moss cannot resist pocketing the cash and leaving but, not long after, he is being tracked down by a killer named Chigurh to get the money back.
Achievement of No Country for Old Men
Brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote, produced, and directed the film. The movie won four Academy Awards.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About No Country for Old Men
Novels by Cormac McCarthy.. Novels set in the 1980s.. Books with cover art by Chip Kidd.. Terrell County, Texas.. Novels set in Mexico.. Novels set in Texas.
Latest information about No Country for Old Men updated on July 28 2021.
