| Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938 Contributor(s): McCarthy, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156447878 ISBN-13: 9780156447874 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: In these memoirs, written before her death in 1989, the acclaimed author of The Group chronicles the breakup of her first marriage, her move to Greenwich Village, and the checkered beginnings of her literary career. Captures McCarthy in the act of becoming a writer--and a literary personality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93012571 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary McCarthy vividly recalls her early years in New York before she began writing novels and stories. At that time, she wrote reviews for the Nation and the New Republic, was active in the American Communist Party, and was married to activist actor/playwright Harold Johnsrud. Foreword by Elizabeth Hardwick. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCarthy, Mary: - MARY MCCARTHY (1912-1989) was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist, and critic. She was the author of The Stones of Florence and Birds of America, among other books. |