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Cormac McCarthy

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.

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American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

Born 20 July 1933
Died 13 June 2023

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  • Cover of: Ein Kind Gottes

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Méridien de sang

    First published in 2021 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Suttree

    First published in 2018 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: En la frontera (Trilogía de la frontera 2)

    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cities of the Plain Reading Group Guide

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gardener's Son

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Stonemason

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  • Cover of: Die Border-Trilogie: All die schönen Pferde. Grenzgänger. Land der Freien. Drei Romane

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Der Feldhüter

    First published in 2016 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Grenzgänger: Roman

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Die Border-Trilogie

    First published in 2008 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Passenger Box Set: The Passenger, Stella Maris

    First published in 2022 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: All the Pretty Horses

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  • Cover of: Crossing

    First published in 2022 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The orchard keeper

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: COPD - An Update in Pathogenesis and Clinical Management

    First published in 2018 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Outer dark

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Maeve Binchy, The Glass Lake, Heart and Soul, Nights of Rain and Stars, Scarlet Feather, Quentins, Tara Road, White Horn Woods [Set of 7 Hardcover Books]

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  • Cover of: La carretera

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

Born 20 July 1933
Died 13 June 2023

Subjects

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, sagas

Places

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.), Knoxville (Tenn.), Los Alamos (N.M.), Louisville (Ky.), Mexican- American Border Region, Mexico, New Orleans (La.), Pass Christian (Miss.), Tennessee River, United States, Wartburg (Tenn.), the South

People

Alicia Western (fictional character), Bobby Western (fictional character), Debussy Fields (fictional character), John Sheddan (fictional character), The Thalidomide Kid (fictional character), The boy, the man

Time

1949, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Cormac Mccarthy
  • Mccarthy Cormac
  • McCarthy Cormac
  • cormac-mccarthy
  • mccarthy-cormac
  • CORMAC MCCARTHY
  • MCCARTHY,CORMAC

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October 27, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa cleaned pseudonyms
October 27, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
June 14, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 14, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name