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July 18, 1985 Issue
- 18 Articles
[+]
The Fire This Time
(3 Reviews)
Neal Ascherson
, pp. 3-6
Waiting: The Whites of South Africa, by Vincent Crapanzano
Waiting: The Whites of South Africa
by Vincent Crapanzano
Freedom Rising
by James North
The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist
by Breyten Breytenbach
[+]
Noble Poet
(3 Reviews)
A. Alvarez
, pp. 7-10
Report from the Besieged City, and Other Poems, by Zbigniew Herbert
Report from the Besieged City, and Other Poems
by Zbigniew Herbert
Barbarian in the Garden
by Zbigniew Herbert
Selected Poems
by Zbigniew Herbert
[+]
Strategy or Romance?
(Review)
Lord Zuckerman
, pp. 11-13
Counsels of War, by Gregg Herken
Counsels of War
by Gregg Herken
The Artist and His Audience
John Update
, pp. 14-17
[+]
O So Uchi!
(Review)
Ian Buruma
, pp. 18-19
Pictures from the Water Trade, by John David Morley
Pictures from the Water Trade
by John David Morley
[+]
The Story Isn't Over
(3 Reviews)
Robert M. Adams
, pp. 20-22
The Cider House Rules, by John Irving
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
The Magic Kingdom
by Stanley Elkin
[+]
A Musicological Offering
(Review)
Robert Winter
, pp. 23-26
Contemplating Music, by Joseph Kerman
Contemplating Music
by Joseph Kerman
[+]
The Good Witch of the West
(6 Reviews)
Eleanor Perenyi
, pp. 27-29
Sylvia Townsend Warner: Letters, by William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner
Sylvia Townsend Warner: Letters
by William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner
One Thing Leading to Another, and Other Stories
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Scenes of Childhood
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Lolly Willowes; or The Loving Huntsman
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The True Heart
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
For Sylvia
by Valentine Ackland
Indications
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
, p. 30
[+]
Happy Endings
(Review)
Natalie Zemon Davis
, pp. 31-32
The Birth of Purgatory, by Jacques Le Goff
The Birth of Purgatory
by Jacques Le Goff
[+]
Ah, the Fredonna Tree
(3 Reviews)
Michael Wood
, pp. 33-35
A Certain Lucas, by Julio Cortazar
A Certain Lucas
by Julio Cortazar
Heroes Are Grazing in My Garden
by Heberto Padilla
A House in the Country
by Jose Donoso
[+]
Snails on the Couch
(2 Reviews)
B.A. Farrell
, pp. 36-39
Brain and Psyche, by Jonathan Winson
Brain and Psyche
by Jonathan Winson
Mind, Brain, Body
by Morton Reiser
[+]
Having It All
(Review)
Josh Rubins
, p. 40
Love Always, by Ann Beattie
Love Always
by Ann Beattie
Against Biography
April Bernard
, p. 41
Letter from the Gdansk Prison
Adam Michnik
, pp. 42-47
KE007: An Exchange
Oliver Clubb and Murray Sayle
, p. 48
Letters
Norman Kelvin, Tim Hilton, Karl Beckson, and Daniel Albright, ...
, pp. 49-52
Cover photograph: Adam Michnik
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