Mary McCarthy : novels 1963-1979 : The group ; Birds of America ; Cannibals and missionaries /
In "The Group" McCarthy weaves together the lives of eight Vassar College graduates during the 1930s as they grapple with sex, sexism, money, motherhood, and family. In "Birds of America" nineteen-year-old Peter Levi travels to Europe as the conflict in Vietnam escalates where he...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Library of America,
[2017]
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| Series: | Library of America ;
291. |
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| Summary: | In "The Group" McCarthy weaves together the lives of eight Vassar College graduates during the 1930s as they grapple with sex, sexism, money, motherhood, and family. In "Birds of America" nineteen-year-old Peter Levi travels to Europe as the conflict in Vietnam escalates where he discovers the limits of philosophy in a time of social unrest. "Cannibals and Missionaries", a thriller about an airline hijacking, delves into the psychology of terrorism and the value of art. Also included, the 1970 essay, "The novels that got away", a look at the author's unfinished fiction. |
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| Physical Description: | 1072 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 159853517X 9781598535174 |