International LiteratureThe Colophon “There’s no such thing as a life without bloodshed”: Cormac McCarthy, spiritual heir to Melville and Faulkner, dies at age 89 June 13, 2023June 14, 2023by Steven Beattie McCarthy’s outlook was bleak and violent because the world he observed was bleak and violent. This content is for Monthly Reader and Annual Reader members only.Login Join Now Share this post