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Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American novelist, critic and political activist, best known for her novel The Group, her marriage to critic Edmund Wilson, and her storied feud with playwright Lillian Hellman.
Jun 17, 2024 · Mary McCarthy (born June 21, 1912, Seattle, Wash., U.S.—died Oct. 25, 1989, New York, N.Y.) was an American critic and novelist whose fiction is noted for its wit and acerbity in analyzing the finer moral nuances of intellectual dilemmas.
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Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) is one of the leading American women intellectuals of the twentieth century who is known for her sharp wit and keen perception of the American intellectual landscape. A fiction writer, cultural critic, and political commentator, McCarthy is associated with the anti-Stalinist liberal magazine, Partisan Review, in the ...
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- October 25, 1989
- June 21, 1912
- The Group.
- Memories of a Catholic Girlhood.
- The Company She Keeps.
- The Stones of Florence.
Mary McCarthy has 127 books on Goodreads with 119011 ratings. Mary McCarthy’s most popular book is The Group.
Mar 13, 2018 · Mary McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American novelist, political activist, and critic. Born in Seattle, Washington, she endured a difficult childhood but overcame it to become a woman of strength and determination. She began her writing career as a critic and gained admiration for her honest observations on culture and politics.
Mary McCarthy, 77, Is Dead; Novelist, Memoirist and Critic. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI. ary McCarthy, one of America's pre-eminent women of letters, died of cancer yesterday at New York Hospital. She...
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