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December 6, 1979 Issue - 16 Articles-
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Death for Sale (Review) Diane Johnson
, pp. 3-5 The Executioner's Song, by Norman Mailer
- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
- Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
James Merrill
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Variations on an Idee Fixe (Review) Bruce Chatwin
, pp. 8-9 The Year of the Greylag Goose, by Konrad Lorenz
- The Year of the Greylag Goose by Konrad Lorenz
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Last Exit to LA (Review) Irving Howe
, pp. 10-11 The Apathetic Bookie Joint, by Daniel Fuchs
- The Apathetic Bookie Joint by Daniel Fuchs
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The War that Made South Africa (Review) Neal Ascherson
, pp. 12-13 The Boer War, by Thomas Pakenham
- The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham
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The Case of Dr. Kissinger (Review) Stanley Hoffmann
, pp. 14-31 The White House Years, by Henry A. Kissinger
- The White House Years by Henry A. Kissinger
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Blues for Mr. Baldwin (Review) Darryl Pinckney
, pp. 32-33 Just Above My Head, by James Baldwin
- Just Above My Head by James Baldwin
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The Dream of Mind and Machine (Review) Edward Rothstein
, pp. 34-39 Godel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas R. Hofstadter
- Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
- I.A. Richards (1893-1979)
Harry Levin
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Smiles in the Dark (Review) Nigel Dennis
, p. 42 Darkness Visible, by William Golding
- Darkness Visible by William Golding
- The Defeat of the Gnostics
Elaine Pagels
, pp. 43-51 - Letters
Adam B. Ulam, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and Burton Raffel, ...
, p. 52 - NYR Doublecross No. 6
Jane Salter
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The One-Eyed World of Germaine Greer (Review) Brigid Brophy
The Obstacle Race, by Germaine Greer
- The Obstacle Race by Germaine Greer
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Fairy Flight in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Review) William Empson
A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Harold F. Brooks and William Shakespeare
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by Harold F. Brooks and William Shakespeare
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Human Nature (Review) Stuart Hampshire
Beast and Man, by Mary Midgley
- Beast and Man by Mary Midgley