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A Passion Unbridled Late twentieth century novelist, Cormac McCarthy, was born on July 20, 1933, in Providence, Rhode Island, being the third of six children born to Charles Joseph McCarthy and Gladys Christina McGrail McCarthy. In 1937, his family moved to Knoxville Tennessee, where he attended Knoxville Catholic High School and in 1951 he enrolled at the University of Tennessee as a liberal arts major. Two years later he left the university to join the air force. After serving two years in air force he returned to the university to continue his studies; however, he never obtained a degree and left with his wife and children to move to Chicago. There he worked as an auto mechanic and began his first novel which was published in 1965. His early success obtained him a travel fellowship from American Academy of Art and Letters in 1965. He subsequently traveled continuing to write many best sellers during his career gaining recognition in the writing world. In 1992, his novel All The Pretty Horses acclaimed “high praise from reviewers” and also became his first best seller, with 190,000 hard covered copies purchased in six months (Shimal 961-962). This national book award winner is an epic tale and the launch of a new