October 1983 Issue, THE SATURDAY REVIEW

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  1. [+]
    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1983 = 2 Issues, 54 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 1983 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Spotlights, pp. 10-11
      2. Editorial by N.C., pp. 12-13
      3. Richard Price: Graduation of a Working-Class Voice by Kay Bonetti, pp. 14-19
      4. Dancing Toward the Light by Valerie Brooks, pp. 20-23
      5. Where a Visionary Opened His Eyes by Carter Ratcliff, pp. 24-27
      6. Wagner: An Industrialized "Ring" by Matthew Gurewitsch, pp. 28-31
      7. The Dark Riddle of Jorge Luis Borges by Mark Childress and Charles C. McNair, Jr., pp. 32-35
      8. Language by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 36-39
      9. Theater by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 40-42
      10. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 43-45
      11. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 46-49
      12. [+]
        Film: A Very Good Year by Judith Crist, pp. 50-52 - 10 Reviews
        Gandhi (1982 Film) by Richard Attenborough
        Missing (1982 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
        Tootsie (1982 Film) by Sydney Pollack
        The Verdict (1982 Film) by Sidney Lumet
        E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982 Film) by Steven Spielberg
        The Weavers - Wasn't that a Time! (1982 Film) by Jim Brown
        Mephisto (1981 Film) by Istvan Szabo
        Moonlighting (1982 Film) by Jerzy Skolimowski
        Victor/Victoria (1982 Film) by Blake Edwards
        My Favorite Year (1982 Film) by Richard Benjamin
      13. Music by Linda Sanders, pp. 53-54
      14. Records by Gregory Sandow, pp. 55-57
      15. [+]
        Fluid Conversations, Crystalline Letters by Meryle Secrest, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Sylvia Townsend Warner: Letters by William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner
      16. [+]
        A Rebellion Against Time by Bruce Allen, pp. 59-60 - 1 Review
        Just Relations by Rodney Hall
      17. [+]
        LBJ: Succumbing to the Allure of Power by Robert R. Harris, pp. 61-62 - 1 Review
        The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro
      18. [+]
        Book Briefs by Anna Shapiro, p. 63 - 1 Review
        The Breaks by Richard Price
      19. [+]
        Review Stieglitz: A Memoir/Biography, by Alfred Stieg... by Carol Verderese, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Stieglitz: A Memoir/Biography by Alfred Stieglitz and Sue Davidson Lowe
      20. [+]
        Review Sara and Gerald, by Honoria Murphy Donnelly an... by Andrea Barnet, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Sara and Gerald by Honoria Murphy Donnelly and Richard N. Billings, ...
      21. [+]
        Review Difficult Women, by David Plante by Andrea Barnet, p. 64 - 1 Review
        Difficult Women by David Plante
      22. [+]
        Review The Only Living Witness, by Stephen G. Michaud... by Carol Verderese, p. 64 - 1 Review
        The Only Living Witness by Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth
      23. [+]
        Review Lost Honor, by John W. Dean, III by Laurie Winer, p. 64 - 1 Review
        Lost Honor by John W. Dean, III
      24. [+]
        Review 5001 Nights at the Movies~~Five Thousand and O... by Laurie Winer, pp. 65-67 - 1 Review
        5001 Nights at the Movies~~Five Thousand and One Nights at the Movies by Pauline Kael
      25. Cultural Television, pp. 68-69
      26. Diversions, pp. 70-75
      27. Afterthoughts, pp. 76-78
      28. Cover Photo by Eric Liebowitz
    2. [+]
      June 1983 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Spotlights, pp. 6-7
      3. A Classical Distinction by Linda Sanders, pp. 8-11
      4. All the News from Lake Wobegon by John Bordsen, pp. 12-19
      5. Overripe Beauty by Elizabeth Nickles, pp. 20-22
      6. Ken Kesey's Search for the American Frontier by Peter O. Whitmer, pp. 23-27
      7. London Theater, 1983 by Roland Gelatt, pp. 28-33
      8. Language by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 34
      9. Theater by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 35-36
      10. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 37-38
      11. Art by Carter Ratcliff, pp. 39-40
      12. [+]
        Film: Bergman's Rosetta Stone by Judith Crist, pp. 41-42 - 2 Reviews
        Fanny and Alexander (1982 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        The Flight of the Eagle (1983 Film) by Jan Troell
      13. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 43-45
      14. Records by Gregory Sandow, pp. 46-51
      15. [+]
        Technicolor Plot, Pallid Characters by Speer Morgan, p. 52 - 1 Review
        The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carre
      16. [+]
        The Naked and the Reincarnated by Bruce Allen, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
        Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer
      17. [+]
        Who's Got a Secret? by Robert R. Harris, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Secrets by Sissela Bok
      18. [+]
        Book Briefs by Anna Shapiro, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro
      19. [+]
        Review In Constant Flight, by Elizabeth Tallent by Andrea Barnet, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        In Constant Flight by Elizabeth Tallent
      20. [+]
        Review F. Scott Fitzgerald, by Andre Le Vot by Bruce Allen, p. 58 - 1 Review
        F. Scott Fitzgerald by Andre Le Vot
      21. [+]
        Review The Science in Science Fiction, by Peter Nicholls by Don Lago, p. 58 - 1 Review
        The Science in Science Fiction by Peter Nicholls
      22. [+]
        Review A Stroll With William James, by Jacques Barzun by Jack Sullivan, p. 58 - 1 Review
        A Stroll With William James by Jacques Barzun
      23. [+]
        Review The Witness of Poetry, by Czeslaw Milosz by Adam Gussow, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review
        The Witness of Poetry by Czeslaw Milosz
      24. Diversions, pp. 62-63
      25. Afterthoughts, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover Photo by Brian Lanker
  2. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1983 = 1 Issue, 26 Articles
    1. [+]
      August 1983 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-5
      2. Spotlights, pp. 6-7
      3. A Good Listener Speaks by Kay Bonetti, pp. 8-17
      4. Smale Scale, Large Scope by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 18-20
      5. City of Mystery by Landt Dennis, pp. 21-23
      6. Brooks' Bookshop by Marc Kristal, pp. 24-28
      7. The Resurrection of Barbara Pym by Anna Shapiro, pp. 29-33
      8. Art by Carter Ratcliff, pp. 34-35
      9. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 36-37
      10. [+]
        Film: The Children's Hour by Judith Crist, pp. 38-39 - 2 Reviews
        Blue Thunder (1983 Film) by John Badham
        WarGames (1983 Film) by John Badham
      11. Language by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 40-41
      12. Music by Linda Sanders, pp. 42-43
      13. Records by Gregory Sandow, pp. 44-47
      14. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 48-52
      15. [+]
        Coming Up Short by Rosellen Brown, p. 53 - 1 Review
        The Annunciation by Ellen Gilchrist
      16. [+]
        Precision Versus Passion by Bruce Allen, pp. 54-55 - 2 Reviews
        Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays by Elizabeth Hardwick
        Art and Ardor by Cynthia Ozick
      17. American Classics by Robert R. Harris, p. 56
      18. [+]
        Book Briefs by Adam Gussow, p. 57 - 1 Review
        Fisher's Hornpipe by Todd McEwen
      19. [+]
        Review Defects of the Heart, by Barbara Gordon by Carol Verderese, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review
        Defects of the Heart by Barbara Gordon
      20. [+]
        Review Waiting for an Army to Die, by Fred A. Wilcox by Carol Verderese, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Waiting for an Army to Die by Fred A. Wilcox
      21. [+]
        Review A Journey in Ladakh, by Andrew Harvey by Andrea Barnet, p. 60 - 1 Review
        A Journey in Ladakh by Andrew Harvey
      22. [+]
        Review Against Straight Lines, by Robert F. Perkins by Adam Gussow, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Against Straight Lines by Robert F. Perkins
      23. [+]
        Review A Bitter Fog, by Carol Van Strum by Phillip Johnson, pp. 60-61 - 1 Review
        A Bitter Fog by Carol Van Strum
      24. Diversions, pp. 62-63
      25. Afterthoughts, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover Photo by Tom Kasser
  3. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1983 = 2 Issues, 51 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 1983 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., p. 12
      2. Spotlights, p. 13
      3. Galway Kinnell Searches for Innocence by Madeleine Beckman, pp. 14-20
      4. Ray Carver by Kay Bonetti, pp. 21-23
      5. Memo to a Forger by Meryle Secrest, pp. 24-27
      6. Writing for the "Least of Our Brethren" by Kate Stout, pp. 28-35
      7. [+]
        Film: Heat and Chill by Judith Crist, pp. 36-37 - 3 Reviews
        Heat and Dust (1983 Film) by James Ivory
        Educating Rita (1983 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
        The Big Chill (1983 Film) by Lawrence Kasdan
      8. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 38-39
      9. Travel by Bernard I. Burt, pp. 40-43
      10. Music by Linda Sanders, p. 44
      11. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 45-46
      12. Theater by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 47-49
      13. Records by Gregory Sandow, pp. 50-53
      14. Language by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 54
      15. [+]
        A Personal Laboratory by Joel Elkes, M.D., pp. 55-56 - 1 Review
        The Healing Heart by Norman Cousins
      16. [+]
        Irish Humanism by Bruce Allen, p. 57 - 2 Reviews
        The Stories of William Trevor by William Trevor
        Fools of Fortune by William Trevor
      17. [+]
        Requiem for a Tough Guy by Anna Shapiro, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Dashiell Hammett: A Life by Diane Johnson
      18. [+]
        Book Briefs by Greg Michalson, p. 59 - 1 Review
        The Viaduct by David Wheldon
      19. [+]
        Review Angels, by Denis Johnson by Speer Morgan, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Angels by Denis Johnson
      20. [+]
        Review August, by Judith Rossner by Andrea Barnet, p. 60 - 1 Review
        August by Judith Rossner
      21. [+]
        Review Rolling Breaks and Other Movie Business, by Al... by Bill Goodrich, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Rolling Breaks and Other Movie Business by Aljean Harmetz
      22. [+]
        Review Cathedral, by Raymond Carver by J.J. Maloney, p. 61 - 1 Review
        Cathedral by Raymond Carver
      23. [+]
        Review Disturbances in the Field, by Lynne Sharon Sch... by Adam Gussow, pp. 61-62 - 1 Review
        Disturbances in the Field by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
      24. Diversions, pp. 63-65
      25. Afterthoughts, pp. 66-68
      26. Cover Photo by Beverly Hall
    2. [+]
      December 1983 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Editorial by N.C., pp. 4-7
      2. Spotlights, pp. 8-9
      3. The J.B. Factor by J.J. Maloney, pp. 10-17
      4. Walter Cronkite: Making Waves by Linda Sanders, pp. 18-21
      5. Waiting in the Wings by Laurie Winer, pp. 22-25
      6. This May Be the Best Bette Yet by Richard Laermer, pp. 26-35
      7. Works (Still) in Progress by Gregory Feeley, pp. 36-38
      8. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 39-41
      9. [+]
        Film: A Fallen Star by Judith Crist, pp. 42-43 - 4 Reviews
        Star 80 (1983 Film) by Bob Fosse
        Hanna K. (1983 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
        Streamers (1983 Film) by Robert Altman
        Carmen (1983 Film) by Carlos Saura
      10. Travel by David Butwin, pp. 44-45
      11. Trade Winds by William Cole, pp. 46-48
      12. Theater by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 49-53
      13. Records by Gregory Sandow, pp. 54-55
      14. Language by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 56
      15. [+]
        Fortunate Misfortune by Bruce Allen, p. 57 - 1 Review
        The Anatomy Lesson by Philip Roth
      16. [+]
        A Stubborn Decency by Anne Roiphe, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Laura Z: A Life by Laura Z. Hobson
      17. [+]
        Dormant Justice by Andrea Barnet, pp. 59-60 - 1 Review
        Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
      18. [+]
        Book Briefs by Teresa Lunfau, p. 61 - 1 Review
        A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines
      19. [+]
        Review Wonderful Fool, by Shusaku Endo by Adam Gussow, p. 61 - 1 Review
        Wonderful Fool by Shusaku Endo
      20. [+]
        Review Meditations in Green, by Stephen Wright by Pamela Feinsilber, p. 61 - 1 Review
        Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright
      21. [+]
        Review My Last Sigh, by Luis Bunuel by Laurie Winer, p. 61 - 1 Review
        My Last Sigh by Luis Bunuel
      22. [+]
        Review The Circus of Dr. Lao, by Charles G. Finney by Anna Shapiro, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
        The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
      23. Diversions, pp. 64-65
      24. Afterthoughts, pp. 66-68
      25. Cover Photo by Greg Gorman
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