Conversations with Mary McCarthy

by Mary McCarthy, Carol Gelderman (Editor)

Collections of interviews with notable modern writers

273 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

People note American writer Mary Therese McCarthy for her sharp literary criticism and satirical fiction, including the novels The Groves of Academe (1952) and The Group (1963).

McCarthy studied at Vassar college in Poughkeepsie, New York and graduated in 1933. McCarthy moved to city of New York and incisively wrote as a known contributor to publications such as the Nation, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation.

This literary critic authored more than two dozen books, including the now-classic novel The Group , the New York Times bestseller in 1963.

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Reviews

[Sonja · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was OK. I found it in my Little Free Library so thought I'd give it a try as I did read The Group many years ago. This biography was way too wordy for my taste. I read the first 2/3s and then skimmed the remainder. The woman must have been hyper - it made me dizzy just trying to follow her travels - here, there, everywhere - did she ever have time to rest? She wrote a lot so maybe she was one of those people who do well at a number of things while always on the go. I don't remember her as one opposing the Vietnam war, like Jane Fonda. Maybe because all of her articles were in publications that I never read. I haven't decided if I want to read any of the other books McCarthy wrote, maybe some day.