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

Author/creator McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York : The Library of America, [2017]
Copyright Notice ©2017
Description1072 pages ; 21 cm.
Subject(s)
Included WorkContainer of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Group.
Included WorkContainer of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Birds of America.
Included WorkContainer of (work): McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Cannibals and Missionaries.
Included WorkMallon, Thomas, 1951- editor.
Uniform titleNovels. 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Genre/formLiterature.
ISBN159853517X (hardback)
ISBN9781598535174 (hardback)

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