The Gardener's Son - A Screenplay

The original screenplay, The Gardener's Son, is the tale of two families: the wealthy Greggs, who own the local cotton mill, and the McEvoys, a family of mill workers beset by misfortune.Two years ago, Robert McEvoy was involved in an accident that led to the amputation of his leg. Consumed by bitterness and anger, he quit his job at the mill and fled. Now, news of his mother's terminal illness brings Robert home. What he finds on his return stokes the slow burning rage he carries within him, a fury that ultimately consumes both the McEvoys and the Greggs.This taut, riveting drama was Cormac McCarthy's first written screenplay. Directed by Richard Pearce, it was produced as a two-hour film in 1976 and received two Emmy Award nominations. This is the first UK publication of the film script in book form.

About the author

Cormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including Blood Meridian, Child of God and The Passenger. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country for Old Men – the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.

Summary

The first screenplay by Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road

Product details

• Authors: Cormac McCarthy
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781447273134
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-7313-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; FICTION / Historical / General, South Carolina, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, FICTION / Southern, c 1800 to c 1900, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Historical crime and mysteries, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Screenwriting, c 1870 to c 1879