Mary Mccarthy (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Carol Gelderman
- Type of Work: Biography
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, New York, Politics, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Marriage, 1940’s, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, 1980’s, New England, Novelists, Divorce, Liberalism, Orphans or orphanages, Dramatic criticism, Activism, Literary criticism
The odds against publishing a successful account of McCarthy’s life must have seemed formidable to the author when she first approached her subject, “uninvited,” for permission to begin the task. McCarthy did indeed invite Gelderman for tea, but she was “uneasy with the idea of a biography of a living subject.” McCarthy was not only alive, but she also had written two partial autobiographies, MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD, published in 1957, and, in 1987, HOW I GREW. To compound Gelderman’s problems, McCarthy is at present working to complete her life story. While McCarthy...
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