Occasional Prose
Mary McCarthy
Disponibilité:
Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.
Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.
Éditeur:
Open Road Media
Open Road Media
Protection:
Filigrane
Filigrane
Année de parution:
2013
2013
ISBN-13:
9781480441200
Description:
<DIV><DIV><b>Reading and romance, gardening tips, a farewell to a friend, even an opera retold make up this stellar collection from the bestselling author of <i>The Group </i>and <i>Memories of a Catholic Girlhood</i></b></div><DIV><BR>This intriguing nonfiction collection by Mary McCarthy is a cornucopia of literary delights that challenges the mind and captivates the senses.</div><DIV><BR>“On Rereading a Favorite Book” is McCarthy’s reaction to returning to Tolstoy’s <i>Anna Karenina </i>after more than thirty years. In “Politics and the Novel,” she shatters a myth about the American versus European style of storytelling. Acts of reading, when consummated, are akin to “Acts of Love.” And “Saying Good-bye to Hannah” is a poignant farewell to the author of <i>The Human Condition </i>and, in particular,<i> The Life of the Mind, </i>the book Hannah Arendt saw as her crowning achievement.</div><DIV><BR>Whether giving us the story of <i>La Traviata </i>in her own words or reviewing a charming and practical book on gardening, McCarthy imbues <i>Occasional Prose </i>with her powerful sense of time and place. Uninhibited and uncensored, it filters the world through her unique gifts of observation and novelist’s masterful eye for detail. This is a book for anyone interested in the life of the mind—and heart.  </div><DIV><BR>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.</div></div>