Cormac McCarthy, revered American novelist, dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men" -- has died aged 89. (AFP photo)

NEW YORK: Celebrated author Cormac McCarthy, an unflinching chronicler of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly, died on Tuesday aged 89, his publisher said.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men" -- both of which became feature films -- passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.