The Road

by Cormac McCarthy · 2006

The Road is a Pulitzer‑Prize‑winning, post‑apocalyptic novel that follows a nameless father and his young son as they trek through a burned‑out America. Their journey is a stark meditation on love, survival, and the moral imperative to "carry the fire" of humanity amid desolation. McCarthy’s spare prose paints a bleak landscape while illuminating the deep bond between parent and child, making the work both a harrowing survival story and a profound literary achievement.