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Cormac McCarthy's fearless approach to writing

  • Written by Bill Hardwig, Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee
imageMcCarthy attends the 2009 premiere of the film adaptation of his novel 'The Road.'Evan Agostini/AP Photo

Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 89, is often characterized rather narrowly as a Southern writer, or perhaps a Southern Gothic writer.

McCarthy did lean heavily on his Tennessee upbringing in his first four novels, and he...

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