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The Company She Keeps

by Mary McCarthy
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Overview

This is the author’s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy’s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and penetrating writers in americanca.

A reissue of the author's first novel, which relates the experiences of a girl in her twenties and on her own in New York.

Synopsis

This is the author’s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy’s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and penetrating writers in americanca.

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.

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Book Details

Published
January 1, 2003
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
Pages
324
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780156027861

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