Who is his British equivalent?

Who is the British equivalent of Cormac McCarthy?

By that I mean:
>active only throughout the second half of the 20th century and onwards
>setting is his/her nation, and especially the less urban parts of his/her nation

Nobody? All of my extracurricular Veeky Forums has been 20th-21st century American Veeky Forums, so I'd like to read things from across the pond like authors I have really loved.

desu will self in a more pretentious way is a mccarthy equiv

This is a good choice ... maybe Roddy Doyle too (he's Irish tho)? It's a tough question because Carmat McCorncob is so distinctive

Will check him out, thanks!

And Irish definitely counts, so I'll look into him too. I guess I'm not looking for pure parallels, but more similar spirits
>rural/ex-urban settings
>gritty subjects

Yeah Roddy Doyle.

You also might want to check out The Butcher Boy, also Irish. Super gritty, super rural.

Doesn't fit your criteria, but pic had a stab had mimicking McCarthy (who in turn ripped off Samuel Chamberlain) with a British setting.

Outta my way literary fucking shits

Patrick Kavanagh doesn't fit either of your criteria, but him.

>Nobody?
Oh, boy.. Easy on the burgers..