English Translations of the Spanish Dialogue in McCarthy's Western Novels

One of the distinctive (and idiosyncratic) elements of McCarthy's style is his untranslated Spanish discourse. This feature is especially pronounced in his western novels (i.e., Blood Meridian and the Border Trilogy).

In some cases, the dialogue is simple and easily contextualized by readers with minimal familiarity with the language. Many times, though, the Spanish dialogue is extensive and integral to the meaning of the narrative.

Nadie sabe lo que espera en este mundo.
De veras. 

—The Crossing, p. 332.

Thus, the translations provided by the Cormac McCarthy Society are a great help to readers of these works. They have made PDFs of translated dialogue for the following novels:

1. Blood Meridian (pdf)
2. All the Pretty Horses (pdf)
3. The Crossing (pdf)
4. Cities of the Plains (pdf)