Author Cormac McCarthy who penned some of the most admired modern literary classics has died at the age of 89, his publisher, Knopf, has confirmed. The author is known for books such as No Country for Old Men and The Road.
The 89-year-old writer died on Tuesday at his home in Santa Fe. It's said he died of natural causes, reports MirrorOnline.
Knopf's statement read: "Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy died today of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was eighty-nine years old. His death was confirmed by his son, John McCarthy."
As well as No Country for Old Men, other books the iconic author penned included The Road, which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He also wrote All the Pretty Horses, The Orchard Keeper, Cities of the Plain, and most recently The Passenger.
The 2007 film adaptation of No Country for Old Men was a critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
