McCammon's second published novel was actually his third novel. I wanted a global scale and a story that would take the reader to the very edge of Armageddon.' In the afterword to the 1988 edition of Baal, McCammon stated that ' Baal is about power, written at a time when I had none,' adding that 'you always hear this said to young writers, 'write about what you know.' I wanted to write about things I didn't know, so I consciously set Baal in locations as far from the South as possible: Boston, the Middle East, and Greenland. Failing to get his short stories into print, he wrote Baal (1978), an ambitious effort having as its basis the biblical Book of Revelations and the ultimate conflict between limited Good and limitless Evil. Furthermore, McCammon's works often contain references and asides that cannot be fully appreciated unless one is familiar with Birmingham.įollowing graduation, McCammon wrote advertising copy for Birmingham businesses and newspapers. Nevertheless, paralleling his development as a writer has been an apparent acceptance of his southern heritage, and the last two novels he produced before his self-imposed hiatus- Boy's Life and Gone South-are both set in the Deep South and make use of its heritage and traditions.

in Journalism from the University of Alabama in 1974, and currently resides in Birmingham, married to Sally Sanders, with whom he has a daughter, Skye.ĭespite this strong association with the South, its history and traditions played little substantial role in his early work. The marriage failed, and McCammon was raised by his grandparents in Birmingham. VJ Books Presents Author Robert McCammon! Robert Rick McCammon was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 17, 1952, the son of Jack (a musician) and Barbara Bundy McCammon. You are here: Home > Our Authors > McCammon, Robert

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