September 4, 1995 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: The Independent Route
  Hendrik Hertzberg
  , pp. 6-7
  Could there be a reason to vote Powell-Bradley in '96?
- In the Mail, pp. 8-11
- Goings On About Town, pp. 12-30
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
  Brave new Windows; Bella Abzug takes Beijing; a Vulcan's Jewish roots; Lolita and Benne...
- Our Local Correspondents: Street Fight
  James Traub
  , pp. 36-38
  Why are Manhattan businessmen fighting to see who can be nicest to the homeless?
- "Elegy for My Sister"
  Sherod Santos
  , pp. 39-40
- Letter from Bosnia: We Hate You
  David Rieff
  , pp. 41-45
  Twenty miles outside of Srebrenica, the author witnessed an act of terrible betrayal
- "Truffle Pigs"
  William Matthews
  , pp. 46-55
- A Reporter at Large: A Rapist's Homecoming
  Lawrence Wright
  , pp. 56-59
  The prison psychologist Kay Jackson worked with many sex offenders, but none worried he...
- "Nostalgia"
  Lloyd Schwartz
  , pp. 60-69
- Life and Letters: Remembering Robert Graves
  Alastair Reid
  , pp. 70-81
  What could be learned from the poet? Writing, living, and something that friends can ne...
- Sketchbook: A Weekend in New Hampshire
  Steve Brodner
  , pp. 82-83
- Fiction: "Toward a More Precise Identification of the Newer Angels"
  Allan Gurganus
  , pp. 84-88
  What could be so heavenly that it's worth dying for?
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  Books: Mahlermania (2 Reviews)
  Alex Ross
  , pp. 89-92
  Gustav Mahler: Vienna, The Years of Challenge, by Henry-Louis de La Grange
  1. Gustav Mahler: Vienna, The Years of Challenge by Henry-Louis de La Grange
  2. The Mahler Album by Gilbert Kaplan
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  In Defense of Reason (2 Reviews)
  Paul Berman
  , pp. 93-94
  The Imaginary Jew, by Alain Finkielkraut
  1. The Imaginary Jew by Alain Finkielkraut
  2. The Defeat of the Mind by Alain Finkielkraut
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  Recommended Reading (4 Reviews) , p. 95
  The Invention of Curried Sausage, by Uwe Timm
  1. The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm
  2. The Ukimwi Road by Dervla Murphy
  3. London at War by Philip Ziegler
  4. The Last Harvest by Paul Raeburn
- The Theatre
  John Lahr
  , pp. 96-98
  Noel Coward's "Cavalcade"
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  The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
  Terrence Rafferty
  , pp. 99-101
  Pet Sounds
  1. Babe (1995 Film) by Chris Noonan
  2. Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995 Film) by Don Was
- Shouts & Murmurs
  Joyce Carol Oates
  , pp. 102-104
  Phone Hex
- Cover: The Last Judgment
  Edward Sorel