Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels, which include All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. His work has earned him numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award.

McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1933. He attended the University of Tennessee, where he studied liberal arts and wrote plays. After graduating, he moved