Cannibals And Missionaries

by Mary McCarthy

Overview

A suspenseful and sometimes horrifying novel of manners, whose plot and odd mix of characters combine to produce an unorthodox thriller about the hijacking of a Middle East-bound jetliner over France in early 1975. "Psychologically astute, ironic and ultimately heartbreaking"(Publishers Weekly).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156153867
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/16/1991
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

MARY MCCARTHY (1912–1989) was an award-winning short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist, and critic. She was the author of The Stones of Florence and Birds of America, among other books.