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The Functionality of Food in Cormac McCarthy's Desert Imaginary, or Abundance and Scarcity in Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West (1985) and The Road (2006) Cover

The Functionality of Food in Cormac McCarthy's Desert Imaginary, or Abundance and Scarcity in Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West (1985) and The Road (2006)

By: Ovidiu Matiu  
Open Access
|Jan 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2021-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2067-5712 | Journal ISSN: 1583-6401
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 60
Published on: Jan 21, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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