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Informationen zum Autor Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was born in Seattle, Washington. She was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist and an art critic. She was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and won the National Medal for Literature and the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1984. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation. McCarthy wrote more than twenty-four books, including the now-classic novel The Group (1963). This was the New York Times Best Seller for two years. Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry, as well as a memoir, Like Family . Her novels include The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun . She lives in Cleveland with her family. Klappentext Told through six interlinked stories, this is a dazzling portrait of 1930s New York, and of the witty, bohemian heroine at the novel's heart. Through her encounters and experiences - with men, with radical politics, with psychoanalysis - we follow Margaret Sargent as she negotiates a fraught relationship between love and independence in a time of coming war. Based loosely on the author's own life, The Company She Keeps caused an instant sensation, and won Mary McCarthy immediate acclaim for its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style. 'A woman of intellect and style' NEW YORK TIMES 'Timeless, brilliant and frighteningly insightful' DAILY MAIL Vorwort Published in 1942, Mary McCarthy's first novel creates a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Zusammenfassung Published in 1942, Mary McCarthy's first novel creates a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle....
