some halt in the way of things
Enjoyed this and your other writings on McCarthy's novels, to which I've devoted a little bit of attention as well: https://alexanderriley.substack.com/p/cornac-mccarthy-conservative-novelist
Yes one discovers Jesus through excess and sin, this is a profound insight, and more souls would be saved if more churches were honest about this.
Made me think of reading "Saints and Sinners" about the creation of Crime and Punishment, and then reading the novel itself. Fascinating. Also, re McCarthy: https://michaelmohr.substack.com/p/no-country-for-old-men
Michael Mohr
"Sincere American Writing"
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/
I’ve wondered long about certain correspondences between McCarthy and Bolaño (and not only for their mutual fixations on borderlands).
Cormac McCarthy, Child of God
Enjoyed this and your other writings on McCarthy's novels, to which I've devoted a little bit of attention as well: https://alexanderriley.substack.com/p/cornac-mccarthy-conservative-novelist
Yes one discovers Jesus through excess and sin, this is a profound insight, and more souls would be saved if more churches were honest about this.
Made me think of reading "Saints and Sinners" about the creation of Crime and Punishment, and then reading the novel itself. Fascinating. Also, re McCarthy: https://michaelmohr.substack.com/p/no-country-for-old-men
Michael Mohr
"Sincere American Writing"
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/
I’ve wondered long about certain correspondences between McCarthy and Bolaño (and not only for their mutual fixations on borderlands).