These six brilliantly written episodes, brought together in Mary McCarthy's first novel, create a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Based loosely on the author's own life, the book follows a young bohemian woman, Margaret Sargent, through her experiences and lost loves in a time of coming war. On publication in 1942, its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style won Mary McCarthy immediate recogntion as one of the most accomplished, versatile and penetrating writers in America.
"These six brilliantly written episodes, brought together in Mary McCarthy's first novel, create a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Based loosely on the author's own life, the book follows a young bohemian woman, Margaret Sargent, through her experiences and lost loves in a time of coming war. On publication in 1942, its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style won Mary McCarthy immediate recogntion as one of the most accomplished, versatile and penetrating writers in America."@en
""The six episodes that tell of the experiences of a girl, in her twenties and on her own in New York, fuse into both a portrait of an individual and a revelation of a distinct social milieu. From the opening section ... until the final episode ... a fascinating cast of characters ... enter this dramatic quest for identity"--Cover."@en
"Six episodes that tell of the experiences of a girl, in her twenties and on her own in New York, fuse into a portrait of an individual and a revelation of a distinct social milieu."
"A novel in six episodes, this stunning debut by Mary McCarthy follows a young intellectual on her reckless bohemian journey through life and dangerous love in 1930s New York CityMargaret Sargent is young and fearless, a deep thinker inspired by the bohemian energy that abounds in New York City in the years leading up to the Second World War. With careless abandon, she destroys her marriage and numerous love affairs as she moves through the social circles of artists and writers, playing at the fringes of political extremism. She is an enigma, often wanton and frivolous, but possessing intellige."@en
"Portret van een bohemienachtige jonge vrouw in een links-liberaal milieu in de Verenigde Staten voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog."
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