For Sale: Cormac McCarthy. No Country For Old Men. NYC: Knopf, 2005.

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One lesser-known fact about No Country for Old Men is that it was originally conceived by Cormac McCarthy as a screenplay, not a novel. McCarthy developed the story in the 1980s but later reworked it into a novel, which was published in 2005.

This origin as a screenplay is reflected in the novel’s fast-paced, cinematic structure, with minimal internal monologue and short, action-packed chapters. Its dialogue-driven storytelling and vivid scenes made it a natural fit for its 2007 film adaptation by the Coen Brothers, which won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.