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Intellectual Memoirs

Name: Intellectual Memoirs
Author: Mary Mccarthy
ISBN: 9780156447874

by Mary Mccarthy, Elizabeth Hardwick (Adapted by), Elizabeth Hardwick

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Synopsis

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.

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Belletrist McCarthy died in 1989, before she was able to complete the last installment of this autobiographical work. She did finish a significant portion, which covers her years in New York from 1936 to 1938. With a substantial (15 pp.) foreword by Elizabeth Hardwick. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Mary Mccarthy

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.