'A drought-busting, brain-vexing double act' - Guardian Alicia Western is the following: Twenty years old. A brilliant mathematician at the University of Chicago. And a paranoid schizophrenic who does not want to talk about her brother, Bobby. Told entirely through the transcripts of Alicia's psychiatric sessions, Cormac McCarthy's Stella Maris is a profoundly moving companion to The Passenger. It is a powerful enquiry that questions our notions of God, truth, and life itself by one of America's finest writers. 'Cormac McCarthy was such a virtuoso, his language was so rich and new . . . McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute. His sentences were astonishing.' - Anne Enright
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist known for his dark and intense writing style that often explores themes of violence, morality, and the human condition. His most notable works include "Blood Meridian," "All the Pretty Horses," and "The Road," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007. McCarthy is renowned for his sparse prose, vivid imagery, and unique blend of realism and poetic language. His contributions to literature have had a profound impact on the literary genre of Southern Gothic and post-apocalyptic fiction. "The Road" is widely considered his most famous work, depicting a father and son's journey through a post-apocalyptic world in search of safety and survival. McCarthy's writing continues to be celebrated for its raw emotion and powerful storytelling.