April 1959 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

- Belgian Congo, pp. 4-9
- Washington , pp. 10-19
- Bonnd , pp. 20-23
- Atlantic Repartee, pp. 24-28
- The Emerging Africa
  Barbara Ward
  , pp. 29-32
- Map of Africa
  Samuel Bryant
  , p. 33
- Chief Luthuli
  Nadine Gordimer
  , pp. 34-39
- Archaeology in Africa
  Basil Davidson
  , pp. 40-43
- The African Revolution
  Tom Mboya
  , pp. 44-46
- African Songs
  Leon G. Damas
  , p. 47
- African Sculpture
  Eliot Elisofon
  , pp. 48-60
- The Sacrificial Egg
  Chinua Achebe
  , pp. 61-62
  A Story
- The Harmless People
  Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
  , pp. 63-67
- Leopold Sedar-Senghor-We Delighted My Friend, p. 68
- Drums, Dance, and Song
  J.H. Kwabena Knetia
  , pp. 69-72
- Black States or Partnership?
  David M. Cole
  , pp. 73-77
- Ajaiyi and the Witch Doctor
  Amos Tutuola
  , pp. 78-79
  A Story
- Africa
  David Diop
  , p. 80
- The Conflict of Cultures
  K.A. Busia
  , pp. 81-83
  A Plea for Patience
- Excerpt from Debout
  Tchicaya U Tam'si
  , p. 84
- The Vanishing Herds
  George Treichel
  , pp. 85-87
- Last Chance in Africa: An American View
  John Scott
  , pp. 88-95
- The Surest Thing in Show Business
  Jesse Hill Ford
  , pp. 96-100
  An Atlantic "First"
- A Place in the Shade
  Peter Ustinov
  , pp. 101-111
- Easter
  Roberta Teale Swartz
  , p. 112
- Escape by Passport
  Geoffrey Household
  , pp. 113-117
- Ode to Swansea
  Vernon Watkins
  , p. 118
- A Grand Ride
  F. Roger Sandall
  , pp. 119-120
  An Atlantic "First"
- Carnival of the Animals
  Douglas O. Spettigue
  , pp. 121-127
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  The Peripatetic Reviewer (3 Reviews) , pp. 128-131
  1. Five Ideas that Change the World by Barbara Ward
  2. Kitchener: Portrait of an Imperialist by Philip Montefiore Magnus
  3. Fandango Rock by John Masters
- Booke the Editors Like , pp. 132-133
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  Reader's Choice Mountolive, by Lawrence Durrell (9 Reviews)
  Charles Rolo
  , pp. 134-142
  1. Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell
  2. Friends and Enemies by Adlai E. Stevenson
  3. The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
  4. The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot by Angus Wilson
  5. The Pledge by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
  6. Making Progress by Anthony Bailey
  7. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
  8. The Little Karoo by Pauline Smith
  9. The Sculpture of Africa by Eliot Elisofon
- --- by Charles W. Morton, p. 143
- New Models
  William L. Copithorne
  , p. 144
- Advice to Commuters , p. 145
- The Worse, The Better
  H.F. Ellis
  , pp. 145-147
- Record Reviews
  John M. Conly
  , pp. 148-151
- Pleasures and Places
  Charles Bracelen Flood
  , pp. 152-156
  Climbing Kilimanjaro
- Cover Design
  Russell Carpenter