What Did Cormac McCarthy’s Tough-Guy Persona Hide?
He wrote in poverty for decades before the public caught up to him.
By Wyatt Mason
He wrote in poverty for decades before the public caught up to him.
By Wyatt Mason
Remembering Tina Turner, Rosalyn Carter, Jerry Springer, Sinead O’Connor, Harry Belafonte and more.
By The New York Times Magazine
By Gabe Cohn
The writer had a famously improbable ride to stardom. The fact that he ever escaped obscurity is a testament to just how serendipitous his path was.
By Dan Sinykin
Three models of masculine rebellion against the present age.
By Ross Douthat
McCarthy’s death inspired hundreds of people to share their impressions of him and his work.
He was the last of a generational cohort of writers who redefined American prose.
By A.O. Scott
El escritor que acaba de fallecer proyectó una visión descarnada y despiadada en sus historias de desadaptados y escenarios apocalípticos. Ofrecemos algunas recomendaciones para empezar a leer su obra.
By The New York Times Books Staff
McCarthy applied a stark, merciless vision to his stories of misfits and the apocalypse. Here’s where to start with his work.
By The New York Times Books Staff
The Coens and Ridley Scott are among the directors who took big swings at the novelist’s work. The distinctive writer left his mark on the big screen.
By Chris Vognar
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