Intellectual Memoirs - New York, 1936-1938

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.

About the author

MARY MCCARTHY (1912–1989) was an award-winning short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist, and critic. She was the author of The Stones of Florence and Birds of America, among other books.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mary McCarthy
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Hardwick (Editor), Elizabeth Hardwick (Foreword)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.1993
• EAN: 9780156447874
• ISBN: 978-0-15-644787-4
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Series: Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies