On the Contrary
Strikingly relevant and shrewdly observed, Mary McCarthy''s On the Contrary collects articles, talks, reviews, travel notes, a short story, and a personal reminiscence by the legendary writer and contrarian. Included is her review of Hannah Arendt''s seminal book, The Human Condition, a bitingly funny take on Simone de Beauvoir''s account of her visit to the United States in 1947, a candid essay a...
Strikingly relevant and shrewdly observed, Mary McCarthy''s On the Contrary collects articles, talks, reviews, travel notes, a short story, and a personal reminiscence by the legendary writer and contrarian. Included is her review of Hannah Arendt''s seminal book, The Human Condition, a bitingly funny take on Simone de Beauvoir''s account of her visit to the United States in 1947, a candid essay a...
