SOURCE: "Travels with a She-Wolf," in The New York Times Book Review, Vol. CXLIII, No. 49, 725, June 12, 1994, pp. 1, 38-40.
In the following review, Hass praises The Crossing as an "American original." This in-depth discussion of the novel focuses on description and craftsmanship, and Hass briefly examines McCarthy's play, The Stonemason, with respect to craft.
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