Cormac McCarthy

About Cormac McCarthy

He is best known for his novels All the Pretty Horses (1992), The Road (2006), and No Country for Old Men, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize (2007). His works are divided into three categories: Southern Gothic, Western, and Post-apocalyptic.

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist, playwright, short story writer and screenwriter. He has written ten novels, two plays, two screenplays and two short stories, covering Western and post-apocalyptic genres. He is famous for his graphic representations of violence and his unique, recognizable writing style that he has no punctuation or notes. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of his time. McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, although he grew up primarily in Tennessee. In 1951, he enrolled at the University of Tennessee, but dropped out to join the United States Air Force. His first novel, The Orchard Keeper, was published in 1965. Receiving a literary scholarship, McCarthy was able to travel to southern Europe, where he wrote his second novel, Outer Dark. Suttree, like his other early novels, generally received positive reviews, but not commercial success.

Born	Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr, July 20, 1933, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Children	2
Notable works	Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005), The Road (2006)
Genre	Southern gothic, western, post-apocalyptic
Occupation	Novelist, playwright, screenwriter

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Trivia

His dark novel, The Road, won the Pulitzer Prize, and No Country for Old Men was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film.

Cormac McCarthy before fame

During his service in the United States Air Force, he conducted a radio show in Alaska. He went on to the University of Tennessee, where he wrote two short tales for the student literary magazine.

Achievement of Cormac McCarthy

His melancholy novel The Road earned the Pulitzer Prize, and his film adaptation No Country for Old Men was nominated for an Academy Award.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$35 Million

Cormac McCarthy family life

Charles McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the third of six children and the son of an attorney. From 1961 to 1962, he was married to Lee Holleman, Annie DeLisle from 1967 to 1981, and Jennifer Winkley from 1997 to 2006. Cullen and John are his two sons.

Associations of Cormac McCarthy

McCarthy has been dubbed one of the most influential American authors of the modern century by literary critic Harold Bloom.

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