Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.) is an American writer who has written twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He is known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary American writers.
Cormac McCarthy
×CloseAmerican novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)
Born | 20 July 1933 |
Died | 13 June 2023 |
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Cormac McCarthy
×CloseAmerican novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)
Born | 20 July 1933 |
Died | 13 June 2023 |
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American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, westerns, Tennessee, fiction, Fiction, coming of age, Texas, fiction, New mexico, fiction, Large type books, Mexico, fiction, Motion picture plays, Drama, Drug traffic, Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, southern, New York Times bestseller, Ranch life, Boys, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Fathers and sons, Fathers and sons, fiction, Fiction, dystopian, Fiction, family life, Fiction, sagasPlaces
Mexican-American Border Region, Texas, East Tennessee, New Mexico, Tennessee, Appalachia, Hidalgo County, Hidalgo County (N.M.), Hidalgo County (Nuevo México), Hildalgo County (N.M.), Louisville (Ky.), Mexican- American Border Region, Mexico, Tennessee River, United States, the SouthID Numbers
- OLID: OL28104A
- Amazon ID: B000APT0OW
- ISNI: 0000000121259060
- VIAF: 29558386
- Wikidata: Q272610
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q272610
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- Cormac Mccarthy
- Mccarthy Cormac
- McCarthy Cormac
- cormac-mccarthy
- mccarthy-cormac
- CORMAC MCCARTHY
- MCCARTHY,CORMAC
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