The Company She Keeps - Virago Modern Classics
The Company She Keeps - Virago Modern Classics
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Published:
3 November, 2011
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781844085941 |
| ISBN10 | 1844085945 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 204 g |
| Product Dimensions | 199 x 128 x 17 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Mary McCarthy's debut collection of short stories caused a sensation in 1942 and is no less vibrant today * Guardian *
McCarthy may be best known for The Group but her debut novel made nearly as much of a splash when [first] published in 1942 . . . A jagged diamond of a book, the multifaceted parts giving a glimpse of a brilliant but fractured whole * Observer *
McCarthy exposes the complex psychological workings of a brilliant, tortured and manipulative mind . . . Could have been written today. Timeless, brilliant and frighteningly insightful * Daily Mail *
A consummate piece of work -- Norman Mailer
Clever, witty, polished * New York Times *
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Author's Bio
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.