Cormac McCarthy, , Award-Winning Author, , Dead at 89.<br />On June 13, Pulitzer Prize-winning <br />author Cormac McCarthy died <br />at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.<br />NBC reports that the author <br />of 'No Country for Old Men' <br />and 'The Road' was 89 years old.<br />McCarthy's publisher, Penguin Random House, released a statement announcing his death.<br />The publisher cited McCarthy's<br />son, John, who said his father <br />died of natural causes.<br />McCarthy was known for his stark <br />portrayal of the American West <br />and the darker side of people.<br />Cormac McCarthy changed <br />the course of literature, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.<br />For sixty years, he demonstrated <br />an unwavering dedication to <br />his craft, and to exploring <br />the infinite possibilities <br />and power of the written word, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.<br />Millions of readers around the world <br />embraced his characters, his mythic <br />themes, and the intimate emotional <br />truths he laid bare on every page, <br />in brilliant novels that will remain <br />both timely and timeless, <br />for generations to come, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, via NBC.<br />According to his publisher, <br />all of the author's works were written on <br />an Olivetti Underwood Lettera 32 typewriter.<br />In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize for his <br />novel, 'The Road,' McCarthy won the National Book <br />Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.<br />In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize for his <br />novel, 'The Road,' McCarthy won the National Book <br />Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award
