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245 10 a| Novels 1963-1979 :b| The group ; Birds of America ; Cannibals and missionaries /c| Mary McCarthy ; Thomas Mallon, editor.;

264 1 a| New York :b| The Library of America,c| [2017];

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490 1 a| The Library of America ;v| 291;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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520 a| In "The Group" McCarthy weaves together the lives of eight Vassar College graduates during the 1930s as they grapple with sex, sexism, money, motherhood, and family. In "Birds of America" nineteen-year-old Peter Levi travels to Europe as the conflict in Vietnam escalates where he discovers the limits of philosophy in a time of social unrest. "Cannibals and Missionaries", a thriller about an airline hijacking, delves into the psychology of terrorism and the value of art. Also included, the 1970 essay, "The novels that got away", a look at the author's unfinished fiction.;

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Novels 1963-1979 : The group ; Birds of America ; Cannibals and missionaries / Mary McCarthy ; Thomas Mallon, editor.

Author/creator	McCarthy, Mary author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : The Library of America, [2017]
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	1072 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects	American literature--20th century.

Included Work	Container of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Group.
Included Work	Container of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Birds of America.
Included Work	Container of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Cannibals and Missionaries.
Included Work	Mallon, Thomas, 1951- editor.
Uniform title	Novels. Selections
Series	The Library of America ; 291 Library of America ; 291. ^A515081
Contents	The group -- Birds of America -- Cannibals and missionaries.
Abstract	In "The Group" McCarthy weaves together the lives of eight Vassar College graduates during the 1930s as they grapple with sex, sexism, money, motherhood, and family. In "Birds of America" nineteen-year-old Peter Levi travels to Europe as the conflict in Vietnam escalates where he discovers the limits of philosophy in a time of social unrest. "Cannibals and Missionaries", a thriller about an airline hijacking, delves into the psychology of terrorism and the value of art. Also included, the 1970 essay, "The novels that got away", a look at the author's unfinished fiction.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Genre/form	Literature.
ISBN	159853517X (hardback)
ISBN	9781598535174 (hardback)

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