Description - Mary Mccarthy: Novels & Stories 1942-1963 by Mary McCarthy
In the first volume of the definitive edition of her fiction, four novels and eight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined a generation
This first volume of the definitive edition of her fiction includes four novels andeight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined ageneration
In 1942, Mary McCarthy provoked a scandal with her electrifyingdebut novel,The Company She Keeps, announcing the arrival of a majornew voice in American literature. A candid, thinly-veiled portrait of the late-1930sNew York intellectual scene, its penetrating gaze and creative fusion of life andliterature-"mutual plagiarism," she called it-became the hallmark of McCarthy'sfiction, which the Library of America now presents in full for the first time indeluxe collector's edition.The Oasis(1949), a wicked satire about a failed utopiancommunity, andThe Groves of Academe(1952), a pioneering campus noveldepicting the insular and often absurd world of academia, burnished herreputation as an acerbic truth-teller, but it was withA Charmed Life (1955), asearing story of small-town infidelity, that McCarthy fully embraced the frank andavant-garde treatment of gender and sexuality that would inspire generations ofreaders and writers. Also included are all eight of McCarthy's short stories, fourfrom her collectionCast a Cold Eye(1950), and four collected here for the first time.
LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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