Cormac McCarthy, , Award-Winning Author, , Dead at 89.
On June 13, Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Cormac McCarthy died
at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
NBC reports that the author
of 'No Country for Old Men'
and 'The Road' was 89 years old.
McCarthy's publisher, Penguin Random House, released a statement announcing his death.
The publisher cited McCarthy's
son, John, who said his father
died of natural causes.
McCarthy was known for his stark
portrayal of the American West
and the darker side of people.
Cormac McCarthy changed
the course of literature, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.
For sixty years, he demonstrated
an unwavering dedication to
his craft, and to exploring
the infinite possibilities
and power of the written word, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.
Millions of readers around the world
embraced his characters, his mythic
themes, and the intimate emotional
truths he laid bare on every page,
in brilliant novels that will remain
both timely and timeless,
for generations to come, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.
According to his publisher,
all of the author's works were written on
an Olivetti Underwood Lettera 32 typewriter.
In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize for his
novel, 'The Road,' McCarthy won the National Book
Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize for his
novel, 'The Road,' McCarthy won the National Book
Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award