β Scribed by Mary McCarthy
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Reading and romance, gardening tips, a farewell to a friend, even an opera retold make up this stellar collection from the bestselling author of The Group and Memories of a Catholic GirlhoodThis intriguing nonfiction collection by Mary McCarthy is a cornucopia of literary delights that challenges the mind and captivates the senses.On Rereading a Favorite Book is McCarthy's reaction to returning to Tolstoy's Anna Karenina 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 The Human Condition and, in particular,The Life of the Mind, the book Hannah Arendt saw as her crowning achievement.Whether giving us the story of La Traviata in her own words or reviewing a charming and practical book on gardening, McCarthy imbues Occasional Prose with her powerful sense of time and...
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