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January 12, 1987 Issue - 13 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
- "On the Deck"
Donald Barthelme
, p. 27 - "Sugar"
Antonia Byatt
, pp. 28-29 - "A Toast for a Composer's Widow in Tashkent"
Strobe Talbott
, pp. 30-56 - A Reporter at Large (Milwaukee---Part II)
Jonathan Schell
, pp. 57-87 - Jazz
Whitney Balliett
, pp. 88-91 -
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The Current Cinema (2 Reviews) Pauline Kael
, pp. 92-96 Little Shocks, Big Shocks
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986 Film) by Frank Oz
- Platoon (1986 Film) by Oliver Stone
- Musical Events
Andrew Porter
, pp. 97-99 -
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Books: Fond Adieu (Review) Susan Lardner
, p. 100 Adieu, Volodya, by Simone Signoret
- Adieu, Volodya by Simone Signoret
Briefly Noted
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Fiction (5 Reviews) , pp. 101-102 - Leave of Absence by Ralph M. McInerny
- The Murderer by Georges Simenon
- Shallows by Tim Winton
- The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich
- A Late Chrysanthemum by Shiga Naoya and Shimaki Kensaku
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General The City as a Work of Art, by Donald J. Olsen (6 Reviews) , p. 103 - The City as a Work of Art by Donald J. Olsen
- Cities and Civilizations by Christopher Hibbert
- A View from the Stands by John Kenneth Galbraith
- Mission to Civilize: The French Way by Mort Rosenblum
- Populuxe by Thomas Hine
- Going Solo by Roald Dahl
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Mystery and Crime Cover Story, by Colin Forbes (Review) , pp. 104-106 - Cover Story by Colin Forbes
- Cover
Saul Steinberg