A Century of Celebrated Quarrels--From Mark Twain to Tom Wolfe
Some of our most illustrious writers have tried their best to sink their fellow authors, using all the weapons at their command, wit, humor, sarcasm and invective. In these eight profiles of quarrels between famous scribes, readers will find both wonderful literary gossip and insight into our social and intellectual history. Included are such lively literary barbs as: Mary McCarthy on Lillian Hellman.