Published in 1947 as the Cold War was heating up, Trilling's only novel was a prophetic reckoning with the ideological conflicts that would come to a head in the McCarthy era. But this work of complex deliberation, high passion, and tragic import is no less striking for its richly detailed, often slyly humorous picture of the manners and mores of the intelligentsia.
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Published in 1947 as the Cold War was heating up, Trilling's only novel was a prophetic reckoning with the ideological conflicts that would come to a head in the McCarthy era. But this work of complex deliberation, high passion, and tragic import is no less striking for its richly detailed, often slyly humorous picture of the manners and mores of the intelligentsia.
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Illustrated by ANTHONY, ROBERT DUST JACKET DESIGN. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 5x8"THICK VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(L8.95) DUST JACKET, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; GOLD SPINE TITLES ON WHITE TEXTURED HARD COVERS. WHITE ENDPAPERS...WHITE TITLES ON BROWN BOX, ALL ON LIGHT TAN DUST JACKET. DJ IS NOW UNDER CLEAR VINYL PROTECTOR....; 342pg pages; WHITE TITLES ON BLACK PAPER COVERS. cover art shows 4 woman & fall leaves..