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How McCarthy Hooked A Philosopher
- Patrick O'Connor discovered Cormac McCarthy after a friend gave him Blood Meridian and later The Road.
- Blood Meridian shocked him, while The Road pulled him back into McCarthy's work and sparked deeper study.
Language As Ontological Mutilation
- McCarthy repeatedly probes language as a tool that particularizes and 'owns' reality.
- Naming fragments a primordial reality and can amount to an ontological mutilation, in McCarthy's view.
Archival Clues To The Road's Origins
- O'Connor found archival evidence of McCarthy's time in Ireland, including a B&B receipt.
- He uses archival finds to trace McCarthy's movements and composition contexts for works like The Road.