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GENERAL REVIEWS Neil Berry lsabel Colegate Andrew Csepel William Hartston Ronald Hayman Ronald Payne William Shawcross Martin Walker Geoffrey Wheatcroft ANWilson REVIEWERS REVIEWED

Susan Marling

Tom Wolfe's Purple Decade ... ... . . .. .. ..... .. .. .12 M R James: An Informal Portrait ..... ... .. . ..... . .. .6 Voices from Prague . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .16 The Truth about Astrology . . .. . ... .. . . . ... .. . . .....9 Prousrs Letters . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . ... .. . .... .10 The Tragedy of Lebanon ..... . . ... . . . . ... .... .... ..4 Brzezinski ... . .. . . . . . . . ... ..... . ... . . . . . . . . .. ... .1 Downing Street in Perspective . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2 Naples '44 . .... ... .... .. . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 In the Dorian Mode . . .. .. . ... . . . . . . . .. ... . .... . .. .5

Gyri/ Connol/y's Journal .. .. .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

VIEWPOINT Robert Silver

Hypocrisy .... . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .21

Gun Magazines . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . .. ... ... ...24

JOURNAL OF A LITERARY CONTENDER Cosmo Landesman Selling Out .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . .... ... .... . . . . . . . . . .23 VIEWPOINT Nicholas Rankin INTERVIEW John Haffenden EIGHTIES IN EMBRYO David Lancaster ART Andrew Graham-Dixon MarioAmaya

Sa/man Rushdie . . ... . . . .. . .. . .. . . . ... . .. .. . ... .. 26

Go/in Maclnnes . .... .. .... .. .. . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . .32

Vision and Painting . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . .... ... ......34 Double Dealer . .. .. .... .. ..... .. .... . . . . . .. .. .. .35

FICTION Antony Beevor Howard Davies EmmaDuncan Bill Greenwell Christopher Hawtree Kathy O'Shaughnessy Francis Wheen POETRY David Profumo POEMS

Moss and de Borchgrave . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. ... ... .40 Hospital, Know/ton, Tallent .... ..... . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .39 Morris West, John Simpson . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .... .. .42 Kesson, Stancey, Falconer .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..36 Ann Schlee . .. .... . . . . . . . .. ... . ... ... . .. .. . . ... .37 John Buchan's Castle Gay . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. ... .. ... .41 C/ive James, Nora Ephron . . ... ... .... . . . . . . . .. ... 38

Ken Smith, Tom Paulin . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . .. .... .43

David Sweetman, lan Caws, John Miles .. ... ... . . .. ..... . .... . .. .... ... .. ... .45 SHORT STORY Ken Barris Rambouillers Idea ... . .. .... . . . ... . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .46 Letters . . .. . . .. . . .... ... ... . ... . .. .... . ..... . . ..... .. ....... .. .. . ........17 Notes on Contributors .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. ... . . .. . .. ... . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . ... ...22 Pick of the Paperbacks .... .. ... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. ...... . ... ... ....... . .. ..48

SEPTEMBER 1983 No: 63

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