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August 17, 1978 Issue - 18 Articles-
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The Disconcerting Sybil (4 Reviews) V.S. Pritchett
, pp. 3-7 Mauprat, by George Sand
- Mauprat by George Sand
- Lelia by George Sand
- The Journeyman Joiner by George Sand
- The Haunted Pool by George Sand
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Democratic Vistas (Review) Willie Lee Rose
, pp. 8-11 The Victim As Criminal and Artist, by H. Bruce Franklin
- The Victim As Criminal and Artist by H. Bruce Franklin
- 'Payne Whitney Poems'
James Schuyler
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'Watson, I'm Back' (Review) Julian Symons
, pp. 14-15 The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, by Michael Dibdin
- The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin
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Controlling the Writing on the Wall (Review) Jan Kott
, pp. 16-17 The Black Book of Polish Censorship, by Aleksandar Niczow
- The Black Book of Polish Censorship by Aleksandar Niczow
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A Modern Master (Review) Frank Kermode
, p. 18 Selected Stories, by V.S. Pritchett
- Selected Stories by V.S. Pritchett
- Poem
Howard Moss
, p. 19 - The Bakke Decision
Ronald Dworkin
, pp. 20-24 Did It Decide Anything?
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Families (2 Reviews) Karl Miller
, pp. 25-30 Picture Palace, by Paul Theroux
- Picture Palace by Paul Theroux
- The Family by David Plante
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Typhoon on the Bay (Review) Garry Wills
, p. 31 Chesapeake, by James A. Michener
- Chesapeake by James A. Michener
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A Good Doctor (Review) Elsa First
, pp. 32-36 The Piggle, by Donald W. Winnicott and Ishak Ramzy
- The Piggle by Donald W. Winnicott and Ishak Ramzy
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The Russian Way (Review) Leonard Schapiro
, p. 37 The Punished Peoples, by Aleksandr M. Nekrich
- The Punished Peoples by Aleksandr M. Nekrich
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The Heart of Jefferson (Review) Edmund S. Morgan
, pp. 38-40 Inventing America, by Garry Wills
- Inventing America by Garry Wills
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Black Diamond (Review) Jerome Charyn
, p. 41 Josh Gibson, by William Brashler
- Josh Gibson by William Brashler
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Who Can Salvage Peace? (2 Reviews) Stanley Hoffmann
, pp. 42-47 Decade of Decisions, by William B. Quandt
- Decade of Decisions by William B. Quandt
- Israel: The Embattled Ally by Nadav Safran
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At the Poles of Poetry (2 Reviews) Irvin Ehrenpreis
, pp. 48-49 Millions of Strange Shadows, by Anthony Hecht
- Millions of Strange Shadows by Anthony Hecht
- Gaudete by Ted Hughes
- Concorde Diary
Robert Craft
, pp. 50-52 - Letters
John Kenneth Galbraith, Page Smith, and Ruby Cohn, ...
, pp. 53-56