Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of The Road and No Country for Old Men, dies at 89
His literary themes were often bleak and violent.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
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His literary themes were often bleak and violent.
US author Cormac McCarthy, who wrote with a distinctive style that eschewed grammatical norms, has died at the age of 89.
McCarthy won major literary awards and gained international acclaim for a dozen sparsely written, soul-wrenching novels.
Known for his dark tales of Americana, including No Country for Old Men, McCarthy was an icon in modern US literature.
Pulitzer Prize winner’s novels featured bleak themes and stark landscapes