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
