{"product_id":"ecstasy-of-owen-muir-paperback","title":"Ecstasy of Owen Muir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRing Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic novel The Ecstasy of Owen Muir is the story of what happens in 1940s America when an idealistically, fiercely honest young man, with no strong religious affiliation, marries a Roman Catholic woman. In this brilliantly comic and pungent tale, Lardner dissects the thought control of the McCarthy era, business ethics, racial intolerance, attitudes toward sex, the Manhattan nightclub set, judicial procedures, and other social phenomenon. The author is a former Hollywood screenwriter who won Academy Awards for Woman of the Yearin 1942 and MASHin 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic novel is the story of what happens when an idealistic, fiercely honest young man tries to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with the realities of America of the 1940s. In this brilliantly comic and pungent tale, Lardner dissects the thought control of the McCarthy era, business ethics, racial intolerance, repressive sexual attitudes, the Manhattan nightclub set, \"enlightened\" penology, vigilantism, and other social phenomena. The ecstasy which Owen Muir seeks is of both the earthly and the spiritual kind, and his wonderfully funny fate lies in the fact that he cannot have his flesh and eat it, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRing Lardner Jr. \u003c\/b\u003e(1915 - 2000), the third son of a famous American writer, attended Andover and Princeton and, in 1935 went to Hollywood to become a scriptwriter. In 1942 he co-wrote, with Michael Kanin, the comedy \u003ci\u003eWoman of the Year, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Academy Award for best original screenplay. Because of his refusal to reveal beliefs and associations in 1947 before the House Committee on Un-American Activitites, Lardner was blacklisted in Hoillywood and three years later, sentenced to a year in prison. During that time he began research on his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ecstasy of Owen Muir \u003c\/i\u003e(1954), a searing indictment of American society during the McCarthy era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his other books \u003ci\u003eAll for Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lardners: My Family Remembered, \u003c\/i\u003eLardner wrote pieces for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Esquire, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong his screenwriting credits following his blacklisting are \u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Kid \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H, \u003c\/i\u003ethe latter of which won the 1970 Grand Prix in Cannes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.52 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102056202379,"sku":"9781573921732","price":26.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/3YMRQnXl_-9781573921732.webp?v=1780098615","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/ecstasy-of-owen-muir-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}