{"id":172,"date":"2024-01-16T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2024-01-19T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:45:49","slug":"obituaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/index.php\/obituaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"padding-top:4vw;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:4vw;padding-left:4vw;min-height:66vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-3-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2.png 554w, https:\/\/mccarthystudygroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mcc2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:50%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>US<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);line-height:1.5\">Obituary: Cormac McCarthy \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/obit-cormac-mccarthy-dead-983209410981\">AP<\/a><br><br>Cormac McCarthy Dies \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/06\/13\/598425063\/cormac-mccarthy-dies-obituary\">NPR<\/a><br><br>The Legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/the-legacy-of-pulitzer-winning-novelist-cormac-mccarthy\">PBS<\/a><br><br>An Appreciation \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/14\/books\/review\/cormac-mccarthy.html\">NYT<\/a><br><br>How Cormac McCarthy illuminated a path through the darkness \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/books\/story\/2023-06-14\/cormac-mccarthy-appreciation-the-passenger\">LA Times<\/a><br><br>Cormac McCarthy&#8217;s Narrative Wisdom \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/postscript\/cormac-mccarthys-narrative-wisdom\">New Yorker<\/a><br><br>Death of a Timeless Voice \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/books\/archive\/2023\/06\/cormac-mccarthy-author-death-blood-meridian-passenger\/674398\/\">The Atlantic<\/a><br><br>Appreciation \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/books\/2023\/06\/14\/cormac-mccarthy-appreciation\/\">Washington Post<\/a><br><br>Renowned American Writer Dies at 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/cormac-mccarthy-renowned-american-writer-dies-at-89-82841edb\">WSJ<\/a><br><br>Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Dies at 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/13\/cormac-mccarthy-pulitzer-winning-author-of-the-road-dead-at-89\/\">NY Post<\/a><br><br>The high plain style of Cormac McCarthy \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/culture\/books\/2023\/06\/high-plain-style-cormac-mccarthy\">New Statesman<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>The Best McCarthy Books to Read Right Now \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6286994\/cormac-mccarthy-best-books\/\">Time<\/a><br><br>Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Dead at 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/cormac-mccarthy-author-dead-obituary-1234770586\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a><br><br>One of America&#8217;s Greatest Novelists \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/173605\/cormac-mccarthy-one-americas-greatest-novelists-died\">The New Republic<\/a><br><br>&#8216;No Country for Old Men&#8217; author dead \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/cormac-mccarthy-dead-no-country-author-1235642944\/#!\">Variety<\/a><br><br>Behind the Bleak, Beautiful Stories \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/the-stories-that-cormac-mccarthy-left-behind-180982380\/\">Smithsonian<\/a><br><br>The Greatest Western Writer Ever, Didn&#8217;t Write Westerns \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/06\/15\/cormac-mccarthy-westerns\/\">Salon<\/a><br><br>It was the books that mattered \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/entertainment\/books\/ct-ent-biblioracle-cormac-mccarthy-20230624-kdhxsqwoenb4pff3iyx4yfj2zi-story.html\">Chicago Tribune<\/a><br><br>Novelist dies at 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/4048183-novelist-cormac-mccarthy-dies-at-89\/\">The Hill<\/a><br><br>Novelist of No Country for Old Men and The Road was 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/obituaries\/cormac-mccarthy-pulitzer-winning-novelist-known-apocalyptic-westerns-d-rcna89128\">NBC<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>Author of The Road and No Country for Old Men dies at 89 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cormac-mccarthy-dead-the-road-no-country-for-old-men\/\">CBS<\/a><br><br>Lauded Author of The Road Dies \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/cormac-mccarthy-lauded-author-road-country-men-dies-100050663\">ABC<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>Mystique, Minimalism and Cataclysm \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/mystique-minimalism-and-cataclysm-cormac-mccarthys-fiction-was-a-dark-counter-narrative-to-american-optimism-207715\">The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-arrow-icon-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>UK &amp; Ire<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);line-height:1.5\">Tributes to &#8216;unique&#8217; author of The Road and No Country for Old Men \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-65898867\">BBC<\/a><br><br>Cormac McCarthy&#8217;s unflinching dedication to life&#8217;s big themes \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2023\/0614\/1339620-cormac-mccarthy-writer-themes-stella-maris\/\">RTE<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>His Work Will Sing Down the Centuries \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/jun\/14\/cormac-mccarthy-remembered-his-work-will-sing-down-the-centuries\">The Guardian<\/a><br><br>1933-2023 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9120c16b-5aaf-4ce7-ad6e-843bba55da83\">FT<\/a><br><br>&#8216;He had no small talk.&#8217; \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/books\/authors\/cormac-mccarthy-john-banville-tribute-best-novels\/\">Telegraph<\/a><br><br>No Country for Old Men Novelist dies \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/cormac-mccarthy-no-country-for-old-men-novelist-dies-at-89-kpjtbl5pt\">The Times<\/a><br><br>A novelist of the &#8216;apocalyptic sublime&#8217; 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