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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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The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 2006
69 editions, 12 ebooks

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No Country for Old Men

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1900
44 editions, 14 ebooks

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All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy)

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1992
37 editions, 12 ebooks

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The crossing

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1994
28 editions, 7 ebooks
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Blood Meridian: Or, The evening redness in the West

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1985
28 editions, 4 ebooks

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Cities of the plain

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1998
27 editions, 7 ebooks

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Outer Dark

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1968
20 editions, 4 ebooks

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Suttree

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 1979
20 editions, 1 ebook

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The Orchard Keeper

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1965
19 editions, 3 ebooks

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Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 1974
17 editions, 2 ebooks

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The Sunset Limited: a novel in dramatic form

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 2006
12 editions, 2 ebooks

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Counselor

by Cormac McCarthy
First published in 2013
8 editions, 2 ebooks

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The Border Trilogy

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 1999
7 editions, 1 ebook
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Passenger

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 2022
5 editions

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Stella Maris

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 2022
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The stonemason: a play in five acts

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 1994
3 editions, 1 ebook
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The Gardener's son: a screenplay

by Cormac McCarthy First published in 1996
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Meridià de sang: o la vermellor nocturna a l'oest

by Cormac McCarthy, Lluís Delgado Picó, and Esther Roig Giménez First published in 2011
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All the Pretty Horses (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

by Cormac McCarthy and SparkNotes First published in 2007
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Cormac McCarthy: A Descriptive Bibliography, Vol I

by Cormac McCarthy, Paul J. Ford, and Stephen R. Pastore First published in 2013
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American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

Born	20 July 1933
Died	13 June 2023

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL28104A
Amazon ID: B000APT0OW
BookBrainz: 30ef2519-7503-4e2c-9f72-31eab741f8e9
GoodReads: 4178
ISNI: 0000000121259060
IMDb: nm0565092
Library of Congress Names: n82028392
LibraryThing: mccarthycormac-1
MusicBrainz: 1904173a-8508-47ca-9880-51dfd363acfd
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV086000
VIAF: 29558386
Wikidata: Q272610
Inventaire.io: wd:Q272610

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Alternative names

Cormac Mccarthy
Mccarthy Cormac
McCarthy Cormac
cormac-mccarthy
mccarthy-cormac
CORMAC MCCARTHY
MCCARTHY,CORMAC
Cormac Mc Carthy

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