McCarthy's writing style is Faulkner-influenced but his concerns are more universal than Faulkner's, addressing universal themes like those in Dostoyevsky rather than regional themes.

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Michael Sugrue

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he is clearly a descendant of faulkner but i think that he has a a moral a more more universal set of concerns faulkner is i think a deeply regional writer in the way that mccarthy isn't

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Blood Meridian: Bibliotheca WebinarMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:25:46 PM

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