John Banville on his friend Cormac McCarthy: 'He had no small talk
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The Pesthouse: Crace, Jim: 9780385520751: : Books
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
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Cecily (The United Kingdom)'s review of The Road
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Passenger review in Metro (uk paper) : r/cormacmccarthy
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Cormac McCarthy: Tributes to 'unique' author of The Road and No Country for Old Men
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Modern Library (Hardcover)): Cormac McCarthy, Harold Bloom: 9780679641049: : Books
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Cormac McCarthy Books In Order - Books In Order
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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