Cormac McCarthy, RIP

[rich]

I am taken back to that time when I realized the greatness of the man. Not
Blood Meridian (I remember asking the list way back when I was interested
in reading a literary western. that came after I think). No, it was those
three terrifying, murderous strangers/demons/entities in Outer Dark.

rich

On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 7:45 PM Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good obituary
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/books/cormac-mccarthy-dead.html
>
> On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I guess that’s one way of framing HUMAN CIVILIZATION (GMAFB*).
> >
> > "Moral law is an invention of mankind for the disenfranchisement of the
> > > powerful in favor of the weak. Historical law subverts it at every
> turn."
> >
> >
> > * give me a fucking break
> >
> > >
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