Essay Archive - The Work of Cormac McCarthy
The Work of Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy, the author of many "American styled" novels such
as Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, and The Crossing, writes very
good stories that appeal to the senses and the soul. He doesn't have
famous writing "heroes" that give him an inspiration to write, nor give him
ideas of what to write. Because of this lack of models, McCarthy has some
characteristics of other famous American authors, but for the most part he
uses a unique style of writing that is shown in all of his novels, and ties
together The Crossing and its predecessor All the Pretty Ho....
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