{"product_id":"9781480441200","title":"Occasional Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003eReading and romance, gardening tips, a farewell to a friend, even an opera retold make up this stellar collection from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Group \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMemories of a Catholic Girlhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis intriguing nonfiction collection by Mary McCarthy is a cornucopia of literary delights that challenges the mind and captivates the senses.\u003cbr\u003e“On Rereading a Favorite Book” is McCarthy’s reaction to returning to Tolstoy’s \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina \u003c\/i\u003eafter 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Human Condition \u003c\/i\u003eand, in particular,\u003ci\u003e The Life of the Mind, \u003c\/i\u003ethe book Hannah Arendt saw as her crowning achievement.\u003cbr\u003eWhether giving us the story of \u003ci\u003eLa Traviata \u003c\/i\u003ein her own words or reviewing a charming and practical book on gardening, McCarthy imbues \u003ci\u003eOccasional Prose \u003c\/i\u003ewith her powerful sense of time and place. Uninhibited and uncensored, it filters the world through her unique gifts of observation and novelist’s masterful eye for detail. This is a book for anyone interested in the life of the mind—and heart.  \u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144771354864,"sku":"9781480441200","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480441200_p0.jpg?v=1763619786","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480441200","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}