Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy, born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr., was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic and Southern Gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence. Born in 1933 and dying in 2023, he is regarded as one of the major American novelists of his era. His writing is characterized by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was raised primarily in Tennessee, and his debut novel, The Orchard Keeper, was published in 1965.