Cormac McCarthy: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Charles McCarthy, Jr.
Born July 20, 1933 • Providence • Rhode Island
Died June 13, 2023 (aged 89) • Santa Fe • New Mexico
Awards And Honors National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize (2007)
Notable Works ā€œAll the Pretty Horsesā€ • ā€œBlood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the Westā€ • ā€œChild of Godā€ • ā€œCities of the Plainā€ • ā€œNo Country for Old Menā€ • ā€œOuter Darkā€ • ā€œStella Marisā€ • ā€œSuttreeā€ • ā€œThe Border Trilogyā€ • ā€œThe Crossingā€ • ā€œThe Orchard Keeperā€ • ā€œThe Passengerā€ • ā€œThe Roadā€ • ā€œThe Stonemasonā€ • ā€œThe Sunset Limitedā€
Movement / Style Southern gothic

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