Cormac McCarthy Death: How did Cormac McCarthy die?

Cormac McCarthy died of natural causes, according to his son, John. He shared that the author’s death occurred on Tuesday, June 12, 2023. He was 89.

McCarthy was known by many as one of the greatest contemporary American writers. He was known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation, and attribution.

“Cormac McCarthy, maybe the greatest American novelist of my time, has passed away at 89. He was full of years and created a fine body of work, but I still mourn his passing,” popular American author, Stephen King wrote as a tribute post.

McCarthy became a successful and commercial author through his 1992 book All the Pretty Horses, for which he received both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Awards. He went on to release several books before the 2000s. Some of them are The Crossing (1994), Cities of the Plain (1998), and the Border Trilogy.

“When a great artist dies, there is the moment when the world understands it will never again have a new creation from the mind, that heart, that vast soul. It is a loss beyond measure, but what that soul has left us is a gift beyond time. Rest in everything, Cormac McCarthy,” Joseph Fasano also wrote via social media.