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The New Yorker Full Magazine – September 16, 1972 (André François Cover, Good Condition)
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This original September 16, 1972 issue of The New Yorker features a cover illustration by André François, the acclaimed French cartoonist and painter known for his surreal, witty, and humanistic art style that frequently graced the magazine’s covers during the 1960s and 1970s.
Inside, this issue includes a mix of literary fiction, essays, poetry, and commentary from some of the era’s most notable contributors — including Anne Sexton, John Updike, Elizabeth Bishop, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Peter Matthiessen, and Penelope Gilliatt.
Table of Contents
THE TALK OF THE TOWN – p. 23
“The Albatross” – John Bailey – p. 28
“Love” – Sylvia Townsend Warner – p. 30
“Matura” – Richard Berczeller – p. 32
“The One-Legged Man” (Poem) – Anne Sexton – p. 34
A Reporter at Large (East Africa—I) – Peter Matthiessen – p. 39
“Insomnia the Gem of the Ocean” (Poem) – John Updike – p. 40
The Current Cinema – Penelope Gilliatt – p. 79
Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Sonic Boom) – Kennedy Fraser – p. 85
On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) – p. 94
Letter from Munich – E. J. Kahn, Jr. – p. 100
The Race Track – Audax Minor – p. 108
The Air – Renata Adler – p. 114
“Night City” (Poem) – Elizabeth Bishop – p. 122
Books – L. E. Sissman – p. 123
Briefly Noted – p. 125
Cover: André François
Drawings by: Lee Lorenz, William Steig, Robert Day, Dana Fradon, Edward Frascino, Stan Hunt, Frank Modell, Edward Koren, William Hamilton, J. B. Handelsman, Warren Miller, Robert Weber, Donald Reilly, Claude Smith, Syd Hoff
A fine collectible issue representing The New Yorker’s early-1970s editorial peak — blending refined humor, world reporting, and modernist poetry with André François’ unmistakable cover artistry.