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  1. Accent on Living
    L.E. Sissman
    The Museum of Comparative Zoology
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1967, p. 108
  2. Books
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    The Aftermath of Anger (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis
    1. The Green Man by Kingsley Amis
    2. A Winter in the Hills by John Wain
    The New Yorker, November 14, 1970, pp. 205-206
  3. "Amazing Grace, 1974"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, June 10, 1974, pp. 38-39
  4. "Among Schoolchildren"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, December 19, 1970, pp. 40-41
  5. "August: A Jingle Man"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, August 12, 1974, pp. 42-75
  6. Books
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    Beginners' Luck (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Killing Zone, by William Crawford Woods
    1. The Killing Zone by William Crawford Woods
    2. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
    The New Yorker, January 23, 1971, pp. 92-93
  7. "The Big Rock-Candy Mountain"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, January 9, 1971, pp. 28-29
  8. Books
    [+]
    The Governance of Geoffrey Household (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Doom's Caravan, by Geoffrey Household
    1. Doom's Caravan by Geoffrey Household
    The New Yorker, May 1, 1971, pp. 125-128
  9. Books
    [+]
    A Testimony; A Bestiary (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Season of the Witch, by James Leo Herlihy
    1. The Season of the Witch by James Leo Herlihy
    2. Elephant Bangs Train by William Kotzwinkle
    The New Yorker, May 29, 1971, p. 89
  10. Books
    [+]
    Ships That Pass (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Sway of the Grand Saloon, by John Malcolm Brinnin
    1. The Sway of the Grand Saloon by John Malcolm Brinnin
    The New Yorker, November 27, 1971, pp. 181-183
  11. Books
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    Disestablishmentarianism (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Goon Show Scripts, by Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe, ...
    1. The Goon Show Scripts by Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe, ...
    2. The Small House Half-Way Up in the Next Block by Paul Rhymer
    The New Yorker, December 24, 1973, p. 77
  12. Books
    [+]
    Hieronymus and Robert Bosch: The Art of Thomas Pynchon (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon
    1. Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
    The New Yorker, May 19, 1973, pp. 138-142
  13. Books
    [+]
    Oceans Apart (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    World Without End, Amen, by Jimmy Breslin
    1. World Without End, Amen by Jimmy Breslin
    2. A Fairy Tale of New York by J.P. Donleavy
    The New Yorker, October 8, 1973, p. 168
  14. Books
    [+]
    Experience and Innocence (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Wonder-Worker, by Dan Jacobson
    1. The Wonder-Worker by Dan Jacobson
    The New Yorker, June 24, 1974, p. 101
  15. Books
    [+]
    Twice-Told Tales (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Something Happened, by Joseph Heller
    1. Something Happened by Joseph Heller
    2. The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
    The New Yorker, November 25, 1974, p. 193
  16. Books
    [+]
    Miss, Near Miss, Hit (3 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Alinsky's Diamond, by Tom McHale
    1. Alinsky's Diamond by Tom McHale
    2. Ending Up by Kingsley Amis
    3. No Way by Natalia Ginzburg
    The New Yorker, October 21, 1974, pp. 185-187
  17. Books
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    Comedies White and Black (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Springtime of Life, by Jean Dutourd
    1. The Springtime of Life by Jean Dutourd
    2. The Late Harvey Grosbeck by Gilbert Millstein
    The New Yorker, September 9, 1974, pp. 129-131
  18. Books
    [+]
    The Books of Summer (3 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Great Victorian Collection, by Brian Moore
    1. The Great Victorian Collection by Brian Moore
    2. The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
    3. The Guardian by John T. Hough, Jr.
    The New Yorker, August 4, 1975, p. 89
  19. [+]
    Books: "A Light of Sentiment" (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    A Sense of Place, by Alan Gussow
    1. A Sense of Place by Alan Gussow
    The New Yorker, September 16, 1972, pp. 123-124
  20. [+]
    Books: A Most Interesting Experience (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Stay of Execution, by Stewart Alsop
    1. Stay of Execution by Stewart Alsop
    The New Yorker, February 11, 1974, p. 125
  21. [+]
    Books: Anthologizing England (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse, by Philip Larkin
    1. The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse by Philip Larkin
    The New Yorker, June 9, 1973, pp. 110-112
  22. [+]
    Books: Evelyn Waugh Redivivus (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Evelyn Waugh and His World, by David Pryce-Jones
    1. Evelyn Waugh and His World by David Pryce-Jones
    The New Yorker, February 4, 1974, pp. 107-108
  23. [+]
    Books: Evergreen (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Travels with My Aunt, by Graham Greene
    1. Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene
    The New Yorker, February 28, 1970, pp. 110-113
  24. [+]
    Books: Hibernian Games (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Pairing Off, by Julian Moynahan
    1. Pairing Off by Julian Moynahan
    The New Yorker, September 20, 1969, p. 181
  25. [+]
    Books: Kingsley Amis at Halfway House (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    I Want It Now, by Kingsley Amis
    1. I Want It Now by Kingsley Amis
    The New Yorker, April 26, 1969, pp. 163-169
  26. [+]
    Books: Living by the Sword (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Ninety-Two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane
    1. Ninety-Two in the Shade by Thomas McGuane
    The New Yorker, June 23, 1973, p. 88
  27. [+]
    Books: Most Distressful Nations (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Mister Doctor Blo, by John Tyne
    1. Mister Doctor Blo by John Tyne
    2. American Mischief by Alan Lelchuk
    The New Yorker, April 7, 1973, pp. 147-149
  28. [+]
    Books: Obversities (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Ogre, by Michel Tournier
    1. The Ogre by Michel Tournier
    2. Enemies: A Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    The New Yorker, December 30, 1972, pp. 68-70
  29. [+]
    Books: Parallels (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Manor, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    1. The Manor by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    2. The Estate by Isaac Bashevis Singer
    The New Yorker, February 7, 1970, pp. 97-98
  30. [+]
    Books: Raymond Chandler Thirteen Years After (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Midnight Raymond Chandler, by Raymond Chandler
    1. The Midnight Raymond Chandler by Raymond Chandler
    The New Yorker, March 11, 1972, pp. 123-124
  31. [+]
    Books: Real and Unreal (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Real People, by Alison Lurie
    1. Real People by Alison Lurie
    2. Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishmael Reed
    The New Yorker, October 11, 1969, pp. 199-201
  32. [+]
    Books: Television Makes the Man (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Selling of the President 1968, by Joe McGinniss
    1. The Selling of the President 1968 by Joe McGinniss
    The New Yorker, December 27, 1969, p. 57
  33. [+]
    Books: The Second Lady Chatterley (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    John Thomas and Lady Jane, by D.H. Lawrence
    1. John Thomas and Lady Jane by D.H. Lawrence
    The New Yorker, January 6, 1973, pp. 73-74
  34. [+]
    Books: The Whole Truth (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    them, by Joyce Carol Oates
    1. them by Joyce Carol Oates
    The New Yorker, December 6, 1969, pp. 238-241
  35. [+]
    Books: Time-Travellers (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Queen of the Head-Hunters, by Sylvia Brooke
    1. Queen of the Head-Hunters by Sylvia Brooke
    2. When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away by Eric Newby
    The New Yorker, June 3, 1972, pp. 108-109
  36. [+]
    Books: Uptight (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Mr. Sammler's Planet, by Saul Bellow
    1. Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow
    The New Yorker, January 31, 1970, pp. 82-86
  37. [+]
    Books: Woman's Lot (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Female Friends, by Fay Weldon
    1. Female Friends by Fay Weldon
    The New Yorker, March 3, 1975, p. 96
  38. "Cancer: A Dream"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, April 19, 1976, pp. 34-36
  39. Chamber Music, Bar Harbor, Off-Seaon
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1966, p. 139
  40. Clever Women
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, May 1969, p. 95
  41. "Cockaigne: A Dream"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, January 21, 1974, pp. 32-34
  42. "Convenient to Victoria"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, March 20, 1971, pp. 40-41
  43. Books
    [+]
    Craft (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    The Bay of Noon, by Shirley Hazzard
    1. The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard
    2. The Stunt Man by Paul Brodeur
    The New Yorker, June 13, 1970, p. 117
  44. A Deathplace
    L.E. Sissman
    The Harpers Monthly, June 1969, pp. 77-78
  45. "December 27, 1966"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, December 30, 1974, pp. 42-51
  46. "A Dream, Dreamed Between Midnight and 1 A.M., July 8, 1969"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, December 20, 1969, pp. 36-37
  47. Dying: An Introduction (1968)
    L.E. Sissman
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  48. "An E-Type on the Interstate"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, July 25, 1970, pp. 36-53
  49. "Empson Lieder"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, October 17, 1970, pp. 42-43
  50. "Excuse for an Italian Sonnet"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, July 4, 1970, pp. 34-56
  51. Books
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    Graham Greene Begins (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    A Sort of Life, by Graham Greene
    1. A Sort of Life by Graham Greene
    The New Yorker, October 2, 1971, pp. 126-129
  52. Books
    [+]
    Growing Up Black (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Daddy Was a Number Runner, by Louise Meriwether
    1. Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether
    The New Yorker, July 11, 1970, pp. 77-78
  53. Hello, Darkness (1978)
    L.E. Sissman and Peter Davison
    Collected Poems
    4 Reviews
  54. Books
    [+]
    The Infallibility Syndrome (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Up the Organization, by Robert Townsend#2
    1. Up the Organization by Robert Townsend#2
    The New Yorker, April 18, 1970, pp. 161-165
  55. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1971, pp. 24-29
  56. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1971, pp. 40-45
  57. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, February 1971, pp. 40-41
  58. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1971, pp. 26-31
  59. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1971, pp. 20-24
  60. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1971, pp. 48-51
  61. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1971, pp. 32-37
  62. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1971, pp. 34-35
  63. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, April 1972, pp. 33-34
  64. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1972, pp. 16-19
  65. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1972, pp. 40-45
  66. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, February 1972, pp. 30-33
  67. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1972, pp. 18-22
  68. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1972, pp. 20-24
  69. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, June 1972, pp. 26-27
  70. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1972, pp. 24-27
  71. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, May 1972, pp. 25-26
  72. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1972, pp. 40-41
  73. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1972, pp. 32-37
  74. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1972, pp. 30-33
  75. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, April 1973, pp. 31-33
  76. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1973, pp. 19-21
  77. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, February 1973, pp. 26-29
  78. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1973, pp. 27-28
  79. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1973, pp. 26-27
  80. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, June 1973, pp. 26-31
  81. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1973, pp. 24-27
  82. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, May 1973, pp. 23-24
  83. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1973, pp. 35-38
  84. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1973, pp. 34-38
  85. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1973, pp. 27-30
  86. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1974, pp. 18-20
  87. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1974, pp. 20-22
  88. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1974, pp. 26-31
  89. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1974, pp. 31-32
  90. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1974, pp. 31-33
  91. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1975, pp. 12-15
  92. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, November 1975, pp. 26-29
  93. Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1975, pp. 16-23
  94. The Innocent Bystander
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1973, pp. 36-43
  95. [+]
    John Updike: Midpoint and After (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Bech: A Book, by John Updike
    1. Bech: A Book by John Updike
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 1970, pp. 102-103
  96. "Letter from Coast to Coast"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, November 7, 1970, pp. 46-47
  97. A Loss of Largess
    L.E. Sissman
    The Harpers Monthly, February 1970, pp. 34-39
  98. "Love Day, 1945"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, May 5, 1973, pp. 42-43
  99. Love-Making; April; Middle Age
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1968, p. 58
  100. Memorial Hall, Cambridge, July 3
    L.E. Sissman
    The Harpers Monthly, January 1969, pp. 65-78
  101. Books
    [+]
    Mortalized (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy, by Jean Stein and George Plimpton
    1. American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy by Jean Stein and George Plimpton
    The New Yorker, February 13, 1971, pp. 108-110
  102. "Mouth-Organ Tunes: The American Lost and Found"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, February 27, 1971, p. 43
  103. N.Y., N.Y., 1970
    L.E. Sissman
    Three Poems
    The Atlantic Monthly, January 1971, pp. 48-49
  104. Night Music (1998)
    L.E. Sissman
    Poems
    1 Review
  105. Books
    [+]
    The Oddest of Men (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Evelyn Waugh: A Biography, by Christopher Sykes
    1. Evelyn Waugh: A Biography by Christopher Sykes
    The New Yorker, February 9, 1976, pp. 106-107
  106. On Picking and Smelling a Wild Violet While Wearing Driving Gloves
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, October 1974, p. 76
  107. Books
    [+]
    Poet Into Novelist (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Deliverance, by James Dickey
    1. Deliverance by James Dickey
    The New Yorker, May 2, 1970, pp. 123-125
  108. Poetry
    L.E. Sissman
    Poems
    The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1995, pp. 122-126
  109. Profiles (Dick Cavett)
    L.E. Sissman and Charles Saxon
    The New Yorker, May 6, 1972, pp. 42-53
  110. Pursuit of Honor (1971)
    L.E. Sissman
    Poems
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  111. Reports and Comment
    L.E. Sissman
    Innocent Bystander
    The Atlantic Monthly, December 1970, pp. 22-25
  112. Scattered Returns (1969)
    L.E. Sissman
    Poems
    3 Reviews
  113. Books
    [+]
    Second Time Around (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    Farragan's Retreat, by Tom McHale
    1. Farragan's Retreat by Tom McHale
    2. Up the Sandbox! by Anne Richardson Roiphe
    The New Yorker, April 17, 1971, pp. 145-146
  114. "Spring Song"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, April 21, 1973, pp. 40-43
  115. Books
    [+]
    Telling It The Way It Was (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Hard Times, by Studs Terkel
    1. Hard Times by Studs Terkel
    The New Yorker, May 16, 1970, pp. 152-153
  116. "Temporary Measures: A Book of Hours"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, June 26, 1971, pp. 42-43
  117. "Three Poems"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, June 13, 1977, pp. 34-35
  118. Books
    [+]
    Two Wars, Two Photographers (2 Reviews)
    L.E. Sissman
    War Without Heroes, by David Douglas Duncan
    1. War Without Heroes by David Douglas Duncan
    2. East 100th Street by Bruce Davidson
    The New Yorker, December 12, 1970, pp. 188-194
  119. Under the Rose
    L.E. Sissman
    The Harpers Monthly, September 1970, pp. 112-114
  120. An Unknown Western-Union Boy
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, September 1969, p. 95
  121. The Village: The Seasons
    L.E. Sissman
    The Atlantic Monthly, July 1969, pp. 62-64
  122. "A War Requiem"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, May 3, 1969, pp. 37-43
  123. Books
    [+]
    West (Review)
    L.E. Sissman
    Nathanael West: The Art of His Life, by Jay Martin
    1. Nathanael West: The Art of His Life by Jay Martin
    The New Yorker, October 10, 1970, pp. 185-189
  124. "The 20th Armored: A Recurrent Dream"
    L.E. Sissman
    The New Yorker, April 5, 1969, pp. 40-44
    125. No Items Found