The Oasis

by Mary McCarthy

Book Overview

A vicious and brilliant satire of human vanity from the author of the classic bestseller The Group

Long out of print, Mary McCarthy's second novel is a bitingly funny satire set in the early years of the Cold War about a group of writers, editors, and intellectuals who retreat to rural New England to found a hilltop utopia. With this group loosely divided into two factions--purists, led by the libertarian editor Macdougal Macdermott,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612192289
• ISBN13: 9781612192284
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"