Cormac McCarthy bibliography

Cormac McCarthy
bibliography
	McCarthy in 1973
Novels↙	12
Stories↙	3
Plays↙	2
Essays↙	1
	References and footnotes

A list of works by or about Cormac McCarthy, the American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. McCarthy published twelve novels, spanning the Southern Gothic, Western, and post-apocalyptic genres, as well as multiple short-stories, screenplays, plays, and an essay.

In 1985, he published Blood Meridian, which received a lukewarm response. The novel has since gained great esteem and is often seen as his magnum opus — some have even labelled it the Great American Novel.^[1]

Novels

#	Denotes an entry in The Border Trilogy	#	Denotes an entry in The Passenger Series

Title	Notes	Publication	ISBN	Ref(s)
The Orchard Keeper		1965	ISBN 0-679-72872-4
Outer Dark		1968	ISBN 0-679-72873-2
Child of God		1973	ISBN 0-679-72874-0
Suttree		1979	ISBN 0-679-73632-8
Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West		1985	ISBN 0-679-72875-9
All the Pretty Horses	Book 1 in the Border Trilogy	1992	ISBN 0-679-74439-8
The Crossing	Book 2 in the Border Trilogy	1994	ISBN 0-679-76084-9
Cities of the Plain	Book 3 in the Border Trilogy	1998	ISBN 0-679-74719-2
No Country for Old Men		2005	ISBN 0-375-70667-4	^[2]
The Road		2006	ISBN 0-307-38789-5
The Passenger	Book 1 in The Passenger Series	2022	ISBN 0-307-26899-3	^[3]
Stella Maris	Book 2 in The Passenger Series	2022	ISBN 0-307-26900-0	^[3]

First-edition covers of McCarthy's novels
The Orchard Keeper (1965)
Outer Dark (1968)
Child of God (1973)
Suttree (1979)
The Road (2006)

Short fiction


Title	Publication	Notes	Text
"Wake for Susan"	1959	^[4]	[1]
"A Drowning Incident"	1960	^[5]	[2]
"The Dark Waters"	1965	^[6]	[3]

Essays


Title	Publication	Subject	Notes	Text
"The Kekulé Problem"	2017	Written for the Santa Fe Institute, it explores the origin of language.	^[7]	[4]

Screenplays


Title	Publication	ISBN	Link
Cities of the Plain	1978 (Unpublished)
Whales and Men	Late 1980s (Unpublished)
No Country for Old Men	1987 (Unpublished)
The Gardener's Son: A Screenplay	1996 (written in 1976)	ISBN 0-88001-481-4	[5]
The Counselor	2013	ISBN 978-1-4472-2764-9	[6]

Plays


Title	Publication	ISBN	Link
The Stonemason	1995 (Written in late 1980s)	ISBN 978-0-679-76280-5
The Sunset Limited	2006	ISBN 0-307-27836-0

Dramatic adaptations

Released: Television:

The Gardener's Son (airdate January 1977) was broadcast as part of a series for PBS. McCarthy wrote the screenplay upon request for director Richard Pearce.^[8] The screenplay was published as a book in 1996.
An adaptation of McCarthy's play The Sunset Limited (2006) aired on HBO in February 2011, starring Tommy Lee Jones (who also directed) and Samuel L. Jackson.^[9]

Feature films:

All the Pretty Horses (2000), directed by Billy Bob Thornton, starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz. Adapted from McCarthy's 1992 novel.
No Country for Old Men (2007), Academy Award-winning film directed by the Coen brothers and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem. Adapted from McCarthy's 2005 novel.
The Road (2009), directed by John Hillcoat and adapted by Joe Penhall.^[10] Starring Viggo Mortensen as the father,^[11] Kodi Smit-McPhee as the boy, Charlize Theron as the wife,^[12] and Robert Duvall as the old man. Adapted from McCarthy's 2006 novel.
Child of God (2013), co-written and directed by James Franco and premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.^[13] Adapted from McCarthy's 1973 novel.

Short films:

In 2009, Outer Dark was made into a 15-minute short film (directed by Stephen Imwalle)^[14] released on the U.S. festival circuit.

Rumored

A film adaptation of Blood Meridian has been rumored for years; James Franco, John Hillcoat, Todd Field, Scott Rudin, and Ridley Scott have been connected at one point or another to the project, which has fallen through at least twice.^[15]^[16]

Critical studies and reviews of McCarthy's work

Williams, Joy (January 2023). "Great, beautiful, terrifying : on Cormac McCarthy". Reviews. Harper's Magazine. Vol. 346, no. 2072. pp. 74–78.

References

^ Dalrymple, William. "Blood Meridian is the Great American Novel". Reader's Digest. McCarthy's descriptive powers make him the best prose stylist working today, and this book the Great American Novel.
^ Wood, James (July 18, 2005). "Red Planet". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Alter, Alexandra (March 8, 2022). "Sixteen Years After 'The Road,' Cormac McCarthy Is Publishing Two New Novels". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ McCormack, McCarthy (February 2, 2011) [October 1959]. "Wake for Susan". The Phoenix. pp. 3–6. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ McCarthy, Cormac (March 1960). "A Drowning Incident". The Phoenix. pp. 3–4.
^ McCarthy, Cormac (Spring 1965). "The Dark Waters". The Sewanee Review. pp. 210–16. JSTOR 27541110.
^ McCormack, McCarthy (April 20, 2017). "The Kekulé Problem". Nautilus. pp. 3–6. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ Woodward, Richard B. (April 19, 1992). "Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction – Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
^ Maerz, Melissa (January 9, 2011). "Midseason Television preview: 'The Sunset Limited'". Los Angeles Times.
^ "John Hillcoat Hits The Road". Empire Online UK.
^ "Is Guy Pearce Going on 'The Road'?". Cinematical.com. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008.
^ Staff (January 15, 2008). "Theron Hits The Road". Sci Fi Wire. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2006.
^ Rooney, David (August 31, 2013). "Child of God: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "Outer Dark (2009)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ Staskiewicz, Keith. "EW exclusive: James Franco talks directing William Faulkner, and how Jacob from 'Lost' helped him land 'Blood Meridian'". ew.com. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ Anderton, Ethan (3 January 2011). "James Franco Maybe Adapting 'As I Lay Dying' & 'Blood Meridian'". firstshowing.net. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

External links

[1] Dalrymple, William. "Blood Meridian is the Great American Novel". Reader's Digest. McCarthy's descriptive powers make him the best prose stylist working today, and this book the Great American Novel.

[2] Wood, James (July 18, 2005). "Red Planet". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[nytimes.com-3] Alter, Alexandra (March 8, 2022). "Sixteen Years After 'The Road,' Cormac McCarthy Is Publishing Two New Novels". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[4] McCormack, McCarthy (February 2, 2011) [October 1959]. "Wake for Susan". The Phoenix. pp. 3–6. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[5] McCarthy, Cormac (March 1960). "A Drowning Incident". The Phoenix. pp. 3–4.

[6] McCarthy, Cormac (Spring 1965). "The Dark Waters". The Sewanee Review. pp. 210–16. JSTOR 27541110.

[7] McCormack, McCarthy (April 20, 2017). "The Kekulé Problem". Nautilus. pp. 3–6. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[8] Woodward, Richard B. (April 19, 1992). "Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction – Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[9] Maerz, Melissa (January 9, 2011). "Midseason Television preview: 'The Sunset Limited'". Los Angeles Times.

[10] "John Hillcoat Hits The Road". Empire Online UK.

[11] "Is Guy Pearce Going on 'The Road'?". Cinematical.com. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008.

[12] Staff (January 15, 2008). "Theron Hits The Road". Sci Fi Wire. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2006.

[13] Rooney, David (August 31, 2013). "Child of God: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.

[14] "Outer Dark (2009)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

[Exclusive-15] Staskiewicz, Keith. "EW exclusive: James Franco talks directing William Faulkner, and how Jacob from 'Lost' helped him land 'Blood Meridian'". ew.com. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

[Maybe-16] Anderton, Ethan (3 January 2011). "James Franco Maybe Adapting 'As I Lay Dying' & 'Blood Meridian'". firstshowing.net. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

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