December 28, 1998 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- The Mail, pp. 8-11
- Goings On About Town, pp. 12-36
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-43
- Winter Tale
  Victor Erofeyev
  , pp. 44-47
  The Good Stalin
- Personal History
  George W.S. Trow
  , pp. 48-49
  Folding the Times
- "And Keeling at the Edge of the Transparent Sea"
  Anne Carson
  , pp. 50-57
- Fiction: "Otto the Bloody"
  Ken Kesey
  , pp. 58-60
- Paris Journal
  Adam Gopnik
  , pp. 61-67
  Noel Contendre
- Winter Tale
  Annie Proulx
  , pp. 68-71
  The Blood Bay
- Fiction: "Creche"
  Richard Ford
  , pp. 72-75
- Winter Tale
  Tatyana Tolstaya
  , pp. 76-79
  The Snow Collectors
- Showcase: Maeve Brennan
  Karl Bissinger and Mary Hawthorne
  , pp. 80-81
- "Illumination"
  Anthony Hecht
  , pp. 82-85
- Annals of History
  Fintan O'Toole
  , pp. 86-97
  The Many Stories of Billy the Kid
- Life and Letters
  Mary McCarthy and Philip Roth
  , pp. 98-99
  An Exchange
- Fiction: "Sexy"
  Jhumpa Lahiri
  , pp. 100-103
- "Tree with Ornaments by My Mother"
  Elizabeth Macklin
  , pp. 104-105
- Winter Tale
  Tim Parks
  , pp. 106-109
  Santa's Copter
- Winter Tale
  William Maxwell
  , pp. 110-111
  The Room Outside
- Fiction: "Sea Oak"
  George Saunders
  , pp. 112-116
- Sketchbook
  Peter de Seve
  , p. 117
  In the Reading Room
- Winter Tale
  Stephen King
  , pp. 118-123
  Leaf-Peepers
- A Critic at Large
  Vladimir Nabokov
  , pp. 124-129
  Conclusive Evidence
- Winter Tale
  Ethan Coen
  , pp. 130-133
  The Buck Stops Here
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  Briefly Noted (9 Reviews) , p. 134
  The Last King of Scotland, by Giles Foden
  1. The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
  2. T.C. Boyle Stories by T.C. Boyle
  3. Billy Dead by Lisa Reardon
  4. Rara Avis by Jacqueline Weld
  5. Breakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabe
  6. The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yoko Tawada
  7. Early Sorrows by Danilo Kis
  8. The History of Our World Beyond the Wave by R.E. Klein
  9. A Painted Field by Robin Robertson
- The Theatre
  John Lahr
  , pp. 135-137
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  The Current Cinema (4 Reviews)
  Anthony Lane
  , pp. 138-140
  Doing Battle
  1. The Thin Red Line (1998 Film) by Terrence Malick
  2. You've Got Mail (1998 Film) by Nora Ephron
  3. Stepmom (1998 Film) by Chris Columbus
  4. The Prince of Egypt (1998 Film) by Simon Wells and Steve Hickner
- Crossword, p. 141
- Greetings, Friends!
  Roger Angell
  , pp. 142-150
- Cover: Winter Fiction
  Art Spiegelman