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Books by Cormac McCarthy on this site: 1 book.

About: American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023) (Source: Wikidata)

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Start here: The Road. First published in 2006.

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Born: Born in Providence, United States, in 1933. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellowship: 1969, 1976. 1969, 1976: Source: Wikidata, citing Guggenheim Fellows database, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the Lillian Smith Book Award in 1980, for Suttree. Source: Wikidata, citing libs.uga.edu, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the National Book Award for Fiction in 1992. Source: Wikidata, citing nationalbook.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007. Source: Wikidata, citing pulitzer.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1981. Source: Wikidata, citing MacArthur Fellows Program, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2006. Source: Wikidata, citing ed.ac.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the Lillian Smith Book Award in 1980. Source: Wikidata, citing libs.uga.edu, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel in 2008. Source: Wikidata, citing aefcft.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Cormac McCarthy received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1992. Source: Wikidata, citing bookcritics.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Believer Book Award (2006) among Cormac McCarthy's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Tähtivaeltaja Award (2009) among Cormac McCarthy's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · 1985 · Adult

Novel · about 350 pages

Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
- Dystopian
- Science fiction
What both books share
- dystopian
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
  The Handmaid's Tale: "Dystopian fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "FICTION / Dystopian" (OL subject); "Dystopian" (OL subject)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  The Handmaid's Tale: "science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for The Handmaid's Tale.
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
- Dystopian
- Science fiction
What both books share
- dystopian
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
  Brave New World: "Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for Brave New World.
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World War Z
Max Brooks · 2006 · Adult

about 420 pages

Why: Both are post-apocalyptic and science fiction books.
- Post-apocalyptic
- Science fiction
What both books share
- post-apocalyptic
  The Road: "post-apocalyptic fiction" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre)
  World War Z: "Post Apocalyptic" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  World War Z: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for World War Z.
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
- Dystopian
- Science fiction
What both books share
- dystopian
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
  Fahrenheit 451: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for Fahrenheit 451.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell · 1949 · Adult

about 320 pages

Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
- Dystopian
- Science fiction
What both books share
- dystopian
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
  Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · Adult

about 460 pages

Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
- Dystopian
- Science fiction
What both books share
- dystopian
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
  Ready Player One: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Ready Player One: "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / General" (OL subject); "science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Road; Open Library and Wikidata for Ready Player One.
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