No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men is a novel by Cormac McCarthy, first published by Alfred A. Knopf in the United States on 19 July 2005. Set on the Texas border with Mexico in 1980, it follows Llewelyn Moss, who takes a satchel of drug money, and the hitman on his trail. The Coen brothers filmed it in 2007.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Knopf, 2005
- First published
- Alfred A. Knopf, United States, 2005
The first edition of No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy was published in New York by Knopf in 2005. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Adaptations
- No Country for Old Men film, 2007
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Texas
- Characters
- Anton Chigurh
- Genre
- Western novel, thriller, crime fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 45 on Open Library, 17 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 18 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of No Country for Old Men?
The first edition of No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy was published in New York by Knopf in 2005.
How many editions of No Country for Old Men are there?
We track 2 editions of No Country for Old Men, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has No Country for Old Men been adapted?
Yes, including No Country for Old Men (film, 2007), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- No Country for Old Men (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- No Country for Old Men, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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