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The Unpossessed
The Unpossessed | Tess Slesinger
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Tess Slesingers 1934 novel, The Unpossessed details the ins and outs and ups and downs of left-wing New York intellectual life and features a cast of litterateurs, layabouts, lotharios, academic activists, and fur-clad patrons of protest and the arts. This cutting comedy about hard times, bad jobs, lousy marriages, little magazines, high principles, and the morning after bears comparison with the best work of Dawn Powell and Mary McCarthy.
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
The Unpossessed | Tess Slesinger
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My pick for #booked2019 I wish it brought more of New York & the village into the story as I picked it for #remindsyouofyourhappyplace Has a lot of ins & outs of radicalism in the 1930s,plus the kind of emotional entanglements that ensued despite insisting you‘re all about free love.It is witty & critical . I can see why NYRB wanted to re-issue it.I wanted to like it more than I did.Some of the descriptions very clever & funny.Alice Neel cover❤️

tagged users iconCinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae
Cinfhen What a stunning cover💘Too bad the book fell a little short of spectacular 6y
Leftcoastzen @Cinfhen Check out Alice Neel ,there is a documentary out there. I love her art.I bought this book in NYC on a visit,finally off mountain TBR.Trailer on YouTube Alice Neel (edited) 6y
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
The Unpossessed | Tess Slesinger
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A little book and coffee time.The tagged book is part of my #booked2019 I‘m only about half way through my first quarter selections, I need to pick up the pace!

Palimpsest What a fun literary mug! 6y
Leftcoastzen @Palimpsest Years old from the Quality Paperback Book Club! 6y
Palimpsest @Leftcoastzen thank you! 6y
Cinfhen You‘ve got plenty of time😉 6y
ValerieAndBooks I remember QPBC and those illustrations — was a member for many years 💖 6y
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AlaMich
AlaMich
The Unpossessed | Tess Slesinger
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I just like the way the words flow in this quote. Plus I like the bit about "undigested unloved lovers."

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