Where to Start with Cormac McCarthy

By Nicholas Parker
July 20, 2017

Updated 6/13/2023

Cormac McCarthy, one of America's greatest novelists, is the author of some of our favorite dystopian and Southern Gothic books. McCarthy is a Pulitzer Prize winner and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, and his books have spawned numerous film adaptations, most notably the Oscar-winning No Country for Old MenIf you haven't gotten a chance to read McCarthy's works, here are our suggestions for where to start: