Cormac McCarthy died of natural causes on Tuesday, June 13 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The death of the eminent writer was announced by his publisher, Knopf. The news was also confirmed by the writer’s son, John McCarthy.
Cormac McCarthy is dead. The outstanding American writer was 89 years old
McCarthy was known for his sharp tongue, critical view of humanity, and uncompromising approach to death and violence. He was considered one of the most important American authors of his time, along with Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo and Philip Roth. The creator resigned from most commas, which he replaced with the conjunction “and”, creating a characteristic style. He has said in interviews that he prefers simple declarative sentences and is not bothered by punctuation that “stains the page with strange little characters.”
The most famous works of the writer are “Bloody Meridian” from 1985 and the so-called “border trilogy”, which consists of the books “Rącze kony”, “Przeprawa” and “Sodom and Gomorrah”. In 2007, he won the Pulitzer Prize for The Way. McCarthy also wrote two screenplays. For the 1976 film “The Gardener’s Son” and “The Advocate” from 2013. The film starring Michael Fassbender and Penelope Cruz was directed by Ridley Scott.
Cormac McCarthy, actually Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr. was born in Providence in 1933. From an early age he was distinguished by numerous interests, and in 1957 he published two short stories in a student literary magazine. Two years later, he received his first Ingram-Merrill Award for them.
Source: Gazeta
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