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Author

Cormac McCarthy

July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023 · United States

Novelist, Playwright, Writer, Film screenwriter

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Titles on list

7

Total weeks

54

Peak rank

#2

#15101519922000200820162022

Biography

Born
July 20, 1933 · Providence
Died
June 13, 2023 · Santa Fe
Nationality
United States
Gender
Male
Languages
English, Spanish
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Catholic High School

Awards & Honours

  • 1969Guggenheim Fellowship
  • 1976Guggenheim Fellowship
  • 1980Lillian Smith Book Award
  • 1981MacArthur Fellows Program
  • 1992National Book Award for Fiction
  • 1992National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
  • 2006James Tait Black Memorial Prize
  • 2006Believer Book Award
  • 2007Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • 2008Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel
  • 2009Tähtivaeltaja Award

On the Bestseller Lists

7 titles

STELLA MARIS
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of STELLA MARIS

STELLA MARIS

#8 · 1 wk

THE PASSENGER
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of THE PASSENGER

THE PASSENGER

#3 · 4 wks

THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of THE ROAD

THE ROAD

#4 · 6 wks

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

#8 · 5 wks

CITIES OF THE PLAIN
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of CITIES OF THE PLAIN

CITIES OF THE PLAIN

#2 · 7 wks

THE CROSSING
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of THE CROSSING

THE CROSSING

#3 · 12 wks

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES

#9 · 19 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).