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The Groves of Academe
The Groves of Academe: A Novel | Mary McCarthy
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A college instructor embarks on a fanatical quest to save his joband enact righteous revengein this brilliantly acerbic satire of university politics during the early Cold War years Henry Mulcahys future is in question. An instructor of literature at Jocelyn College, an institute of higher learning renowned for its progressive approach to education, he has just received word that he will not be teaching next semester. He strongly suspects that his dismissal has been engineered by his nemesis, the college president, who Henry believes resents his superior skills as an educator. Or perhaps he is being targeted by the government in this Cold War era, now that Senator Joseph McCarthys communist witch hunt is in full swing, especially since Henrys dedication to independent thinking is, he believes, renowned. Whatever the case, Henry Mulcahy wants justiceand vengeanceand he will not go quietly without a fight. But the battle might expose too much of Henrys true nature . . . Witty and biting, Mary McCarthys The Groves of Academe is a deliciously pointed satire of the world of higher education and its petty despots, tiny wars, and internal politics. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the authors estate.
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This book is incredibly accurate - watch The Chair, read this, and you will be prepared for the hellscape that is Academia - but be warned it‘s worse than depicted.
Henry is given notice that his contract will not be renewed and this leads to the twisty and long mechanizations that build the ivory tower. Who will be caught in the web? Who will be eaten? And who will be exiled?
4/5 beautiful writing and very accurate

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This book is surprisingly a good portrait of academia, even though it‘s quite old. I found this passage about certain types of students to be accurate. It‘s missing the part about how often these kinds of students get mad at us when we tell them they have to actually do the work themselves