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November 29, 1985 Issue
- 46 Articles
Home
Police powers
Jolyon Jenkins
, p. 8
The Left's secret Thatcherites
Peter Kellner
, p. 9
Where are our nukes?
Duncan Campbell
, pp. 10-13
Tories and gay men
Andrew Lumsden
, p. 14
SERPS
Christian Wolmar
, p. 15
Ireland
Colm Toibin
, p. 15
Liverpool
Ian Williams
, pp. 16-17
Foreign
Will they free Nelson Mandela?
Howard Barrell
, p. 20
Spies
Claudia Wright
, p. 21
Vatican
T.M. Pasca
, p. 22
Weekend
Why is Nigeria corrupt?
Adewale Maja-Pearce
, pp. 26-27
Books
[+]
Legends or lives
(3 Reviews)
David Lancaster
, p. 28
The Other Side of the Moon, by Sheridan Morley
The Other Side of the Moon
by Sheridan Morley
Blessings in Disguise
by Alec Guinness
Orson Welles: A Biography
by Barbara Leaming
[+]
Notes of native sons
(2 Reviews)
Clive Davis
, p. 29
The Price of the Ticket, by James Baldwin
The Price of the Ticket
by James Baldwin
Brothers and Keepers
by John Edgar Wideman
[+]
Fiction
(4 Reviews)
Ben Okri
, p. 30
Makers of magic
The Devil's Church and Other Stories
by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Learning to Swim, and Other Stories
by Graham Swift
Under the Banyan Tree
by R.K. Narayan
Oriental Tales
by Marguerite Yourcenar
[+]
Unknown, remembered
(Review)
Geoff Dyer
, p. 31
Reflections on the White Bird, by John Berger
Reflections on the White Bird
by John Berger
[+]
Words about pictures
(5 Reviews)
John Spurling
, pp. 32-33
Patterns of Intention, by Michael Baxandall
Patterns of Intention
by Michael Baxandall
The Enigma of Piero
by Carlo Ginzburg
Rembrandt: His Life, His Paintings
by Gary Schwartz
Vincent by Himself
by Vincent Van Gogh and Bruce Bernard
The Bayeux Tapestry
by David M. Wilson
[+]
A history of inflation
(Review)
Michael Hofmann
, p. 34
The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas, by Paul Ferris and Dylan Thomas
The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas
by Paul Ferris and Dylan Thomas
[+]
Fiction
(5 Reviews)
Glyn Hughes
, p. 34
In a strange land
Home Truths
by Mavis Gallant
Mum and Mr Armitage
by Beryl Bainbridge
Davies
by David Constantine
The Discus Throwers
by Tom Wakefield
Easy Stages
by Peter Robins
[+]
Ways of life
(4 Reviews)
Nicci Gerrard
, p. 35
The Envoy from Mirror City, by Janet Frame
The Envoy from Mirror City
by Janet Frame
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
by Maya Angelou
In My Own Name
by Sharan-Jeet Shan
Part of My Soul Went With Him
by Winnie Mandela
[+]
Typecast
(Review)
Rupert Christiansen
, p. 36
The Letters of Ann Fleming, by Mark Amory and Ann Fleming
The Letters of Ann Fleming
by Mark Amory and Ann Fleming
War on want
James Simmons
, p. 37
[+]
Shorter reviews
(3 Reviews)
, p. 38
[+]
Review
Commonplace Book, by E.M. Forster and Philip G...
(Review)
Alan Hurst
, p. 38
Commonplace Book
by E.M. Forster and Philip Gardner
[+]
Review
Orwell: The War Commentaries, by W.J. West and...
(Review)
Graham Field
, p. 38
Orwell: The War Commentaries
by W.J. West and George Orwell
[+]
Review
Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle, by Mark T...
(Review)
Dilip Hiro
, p. 38
Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle
by Mark Tully and Satish Jacob
Arts
[+]
Films: Courting disaster
(4 Reviews)
John Coleman
, p. 39
Agony (1981 Film), by Elem Klimov
Agony (1981 Film)
by Elem Klimov
When Father Was Away on Business (1985 Film)
by Emir Kusturica
The Goonies (1985 Film)
by Richard Donner
Santa Claus - The Movie (1985 Film)
by Jeannot Szwarc
Housing co-ops
Jules Lubbock
, p. 40
Music
Biba Kopf
, pp. 40-41
Barcelona
John Spurling
, p. 42
Edgar and Jellicoe in Dorchester
Benedict Nightingale
, p. 43
Backchat
By bike from Beijing
Madeleine Harmsworth
, p. 44
Work in progress
Naseem Khan
, p. 45
Television
Hugo Williams
, p. 45
Weekend competition
, p. 46
Crossword
, pp. 46-50
Cover drawing
Leon Kuhn
Plus
Cartoon
Ralph Steadman
, p. 8
Mediawatch
Francis Wheen
, p. 18
Slump
, p. 18
Diary
Islander
, p. 19
Cartoon
Roger Woddis
, p. 19
This England
, pp. 22-23
Cartoon
John Minnion
, p. 24
Viewpoint
Ros Coward
, p. 25
Cartoon
Janis Goodman
, p. 51
Chess
George Botterill
, p. 51
Quiz
, pp. 51-52
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