Overview

Mary McCarthy's second book satirises the everyday struggles of a utopian commune seeking refuge after the destruction of the Second World War. She hardly troubles to disguise her characters, which caused an explosion of outrage among the literary elite of the day, who did not fail to recognise themselves among her uncharitably, but all-too-accurately drawn portraits. It must be admitted: It is a cruel book. But it has outlasted its first detonation and can now be enjoyed for its aphoristic, cold-blooded dissection of the vanities of human endeavour.

ISBN-13

9781612192284

ISBN-10

1612192289

Weight

0.37 Pounds

Dimensions

5.00 x 0.36 x 7.97 In

List Price

$15.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

160 pages

Publisher

Melville House

Published On

2013-06-18



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