'No Country for Old Men' author Cormac McCarthy dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, author of bestselling novels such as "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men," has died at the age of 89.

Publisher Alfred A. Knopf confirmed McCarthy's death on Tuesday, noting that he died "of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico."

He published his first novel, "The Orchard Keeper," in 1965 and enjoyed several decades of success. "No Country for Old Men," became a celebrated feature film in 2007, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 2007, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 2006 novel "The Road."

His last novel, "Stella Maris," was published in 2022, as was its companion novel "The Passenger."

Author Stephen King celebrated McCarthy's contributions to literature after his passing, calling him "maybe the greatest American novelist of my time."

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