- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014 · Finalist
The Son
The Son
Philipp Meyer (born 1974)
English editions
Written in EnglishThe Son
Simon & Schuster · United Kingdom · 2014 · Paperback · 561 pages
The Son
Ecco · United States · 2013 · 561 pages
The Son
Simon & Schuster · United Kingdom · 2013 · Hardcover
The Son
Ecco · United States · 28 January 2014 · Paperback
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The McCullough saga stretches from nineteenth-century Comanche raids to the present day, told in turn by three members of the family. Eli, reputedly the first baby born after Texas became a republic, sees his family slaughtered in a raid and spends years among the Comanches, where he learns a ruthlessness he later puts to use amassing cattle, land and political power. His son Peter, never the favourite, is swept up in the turmoil on the Mexican border during the Mexican Revolution, falls for a Mexican neighbour and is tormented by his family's bloody past. Jeannie, a descendant, comes into the McCullough fortune and governs the modern estate with a firm hand.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Historical, Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- United States, Mexico
- First published
- 2013
- Author's age
- 39 when first published
- ISBN
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9780062120397 (Ecco, United States)
9780857209429 (Simon & Schuster, United Kingdom)
9780062120403 (Ecco, United States)
9780857209443 (Simon & Schuster, United Kingdom)
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