Cormac McCarthy, author of 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men,' dies at 89
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of ‘The Road’ and former El Paso resident died of natural causes in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of ‘The Road’ and former El Paso resident died of natural causes in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said.
McCarthy's prose style was sparse, grim and idiosyncratic, earning comparisons to James Joyce, Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
The Pulitzer Prize-winner was known for his works including No Country for Old Men, The Road, and All the Pretty Horses.
McCarthy's ties to Santa Fe date back decades, even before he moved to the area in the 1990s.
Cormac McCarthy, whose nihilistic and violent tales of the American frontier and post-apocalyptic worlds led to awards, movie...