Child of God Author: Cormac McCarthy
	Book Information Publisher: Random House Book Type: Unknown Binding Members Wishing: 8 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780394487717 - ISBN-10: 0394487710 Publication Date: 1974 Pages: 197

In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail.  While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.