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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American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)
| Born | 20 July 1933 |
| Died | 13 June 2023 |
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Fiction, Fiction, westerns, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Large type books, Texas, fiction, Fiction, coming of age, New mexico, fiction, Ranch life, Boys, Drug traffic, Fathers and sons, Fiction, general, Human-animal relationships, Mexico, fiction, Novela, Policía, Sheriffs, Tesoros ocultos, Travel, Treasure troves, Tráfico de drogas, Wilderness areas, Wolves, Adventure, African American familiesPlaces
Texas, Mexican-American Border Region, New Mexico, Appalachia, Hidalgo County, Hidalgo County (N.M.), Hidalgo County (Nuevo México), Hildalgo County (N.M.), Louisville (Ky.), Mexican- American Border Region, Mexico, United States, the SouthID 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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- Cormac Mccarthy
- Mccarthy Cormac
- McCarthy Cormac
- cormac-mccarthy
- mccarthy-cormac
- CORMAC MCCARTHY
- MCCARTHY,CORMAC
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| October 27, 2023 | Edited by OnFrATa | cleaned pseudonyms |
| October 27, 2023 | Edited by OnFrATa | merge authors |
| June 14, 2023 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |