April 1981 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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- Letters, pp. 5-7
- April Spotlights, pp. 8-11
- The "Art" of Chic
  Carter Ratcliff
  , pp. 12-19
- Peter O'Toole's Dramatic Comeback
  Robert F. Moss
  , pp. 20-23
- Writers I Have Known
  Norman Cousins
  , pp. 24-29
- Great Private Collections
  Henry Percy
  , pp. 30-34
  At Home In a Museum
- The Event
  Irving Kolodin
  , pp. 35-36
- The City
  Horace Sutton
  , pp. 37-39
- Creators on Creating
  Joshua Gilder
  , pp. 40-63
  Tom Wolfe
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  Opening Hemingway's Mail (Review)
  Anthony Burgess
  , pp. 64-65
  Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters, 1917-1961, by Carlos Baker and Ernest Hemingway
  1. Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters, 1917-1961 by Carlos Baker and Ernest Hemingway
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  A Moscow Mystery (Review)
  Ken Follett
  , pp. 66-67
  Gorky Park, by Martin Cruz Smith
  1. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
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  Visions in the Wilderness (Review)
  Jan Morris
  , pp. 68-71
  Sand Rivers, by Peter Matthiessen
  1. Sand Rivers by Peter Matthiessen
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  A Minor Faulkner (Review)
  Benjamin De Mott
  , p. 72
  The Source of Light, by Reynolds Price
  1. The Source of Light by Reynolds Price
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  --- by David Finkle (Review) , p. 73
  1. The Men's Club by Leonard Michaels
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  Review Original Sins, by Lisa Alther (Review)
  Laura Geringer
  , p. 73
  1. Original Sins by Lisa Alther
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  Review Seagull, by Yashar Kemal (Review)
  David Finkle
  , pp. 73-76
  1. Seagull by Yashar Kemal
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  Review What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, by... (Review)
  Donald Newlove
  , p. 77
  1. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
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  Review Winter Count, by Barry Lopez (Review)
  Alan Cheuse
  , p. 78
  1. Winter Count by Barry Lopez
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  Review November, by Rolf Schneider (Review)
  Donald Newlove
  , p. 78
  1. November by Rolf Schneider
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  --- by Robin Bromley (Review) , p. 79
  1. Basin and Range by John McPhee
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  Review Danse Macabre, by Stephen King (Review)
  Andrew Klavan
  , p. 80
  1. Danse Macabre by Stephen King
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  Review Mary Chesnut's Civil War, by C. Vann Woodward ... (Review)
  Andrew Klavan
  , p. 80
  1. Mary Chesnut's Civil War by C. Vann Woodward and Mary Chesnut
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  Review The Terror Network, by Claire Sterling (Review)
  David Bell
  , p. 80
  1. The Terror Network by Claire Sterling
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  Review Mountbatten, by Richard Hough (Review)
  Ronald Nevans
  , pp. 81-82
  1. Mountbatten by Richard Hough
- Language
  Thomas H. Middleton
  , p. 83
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  Film: Old Formulas Never Die (5 Reviews)
  Judith Crist
  , pp. 84-85
  The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 Film), by Bob Rafelson
  1. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 Film) by Bob Rafelson
  2. La Cage Aux Folles II (1981 Film) by Edouard Molinaro
  3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981 Film) by Clive Donner
  4. Sphinx (1981 Film) by Franklin J. Schaffner
  5. American Pop (1981 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
- Dance
  Walter Terry
  , pp. 86-87
- Theater
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 88-89
- Records
  Stephen Wadsworth
  , p. 90
- Home Entertainment
  Peter Caranicas
  , pp. 91-95
- Diversions, pp. 96-98
- SR Recommends, pp. 99-102
- Cover: Photo
  Nancy Rica Schiff