The Legacy of Cormac McCarthy: From Trash to Prose and Unseen Villains.
TL;DR
In the 1990s, a writer in El Paso went through Cormac McCarthy's trash to find items to auction off for the struggling public library. The items included deer jawbones, car rental warnings, and a Victoria's Secret catalog. The writer had hoped to utilize McCarthy's fame for the common good, but the idea was met with controversy and criticism. Today, such a scheme would be unlikely to succeed, and the writer no longer has any of McCarthy's discarded items.
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