A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick

by Cathy Curtis

Book Overview

Born in Kentucky, Elizabeth Hardwick left for New York City on a Greyhound bus in 1939 and quickly made a name for herself as a formidable member of the intellectual elite. Her eventful life included stretches of dire poverty, romantic escapades, and dustups with authors she eviscerated in The New York Review of Books, of which she was a cofounder. She formed lasting friendships with literary notables--including Mary McCarthy, Adrienne Rich, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324005521
• ISBN13: 9781324005520
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"