Exploring the World of Cormac McCarthy: From Unforgettable Novels to Unseen Villains.
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Cormac McCarthy's 12 novels cover historical and speculative fiction, populated by oddballs, criminals, misfits, and hard, violent men. His work is divided into two sections, one southern, gothic, and modernist, and the other from the southwest. McCarthy's unique prose seeks to expose the sometimes unpalatable truth of American history, and his searching, unflinching prose will be much missed. The Border Trilogy is a great starting point for those unfamiliar with his writing, while Blood Meridian is his greatest novel, plunging deepest into the American darkness and violence that so fascinated him throughout his career.
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