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The Paris Review Magazine Spring 1991 No. 118 Anthony Burgess – Very Good Condition, No Label
Issue No. 118 of The Paris Review (Spring 1991) delivers a rich and eclectic mix of interviews, fiction, memoir, poetry, and visual art. Highlights include a rare Art of Criticism interview with Harold Bloom, a candid conversation with Tom Wolfe, and an excerpt from Anthony Burgess’s autobiography You’ve Had Your Time. The issue also features tributes to Raymond Carver in a special “Glimpses” section, along with fiction from J. G. Ballard, Evan S. Connell, and Tatyana Tolstaya.
This copy is in very good condition, with minor wear on edges consistent with age. The magazine shown is the exact item you will receive and comes with a plastic protective covering. Please review the photos for full condition details.
Contents of Issue No. 118 include:
Interviews
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Harold Bloom – The Art of Criticism I (p. 179)
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Tom Wolfe – The Art of Fiction CXXIII (p. 93)
Features
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Anthony Burgess – from You’ve Had Your Time (p. 58)
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Ben Sonnenberg – I See a Woman May Be Made a Fool (p. 154)
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Glimpses: Raymond Carver – with contributions from Maryann Carver, Chuck Kinder, William Kittredge, Jay McInerney, Douglas Unger, and others (p. 260)
Fiction
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J. G. Ballard – The Index (p. 40)
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Evan S. Connell – from The Alchymist’s Journal (p. 30)
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Tatyana Tolstaya – Night (p. 233)
Art
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Mark Tansey – Pictures (p. 145)
Poetry
Featuring work by:
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Diane Ackerman, John Ashbery, Randy Blasing, Don Bogen, Eavan Boland, Lucie Brock-Broido, Ibn Darraj al-Qastalli, Mark Halliday, John Hollander, Helena Kaminski, A. M. Krich, Mark Levine, William Logan, Ibn Sara, David Sheppard, Ehid Sommer, Terese Svoboda, Eric Trethewey, Theodore Weiss, John Yau, Ibn Zamrak
Additional Features
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Notes on Contributors (p. 311)
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Frontispiece by William Pène du Bois
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Cover by Joan Mitchell, Hours, 1989 – oil on canvas
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Table of Contents illustration by Allen Ruppersberg, The Gift and the Inheritance, 1989 – pencil on paper
An exceptional issue that blends literary memoir, poetic exploration, and international perspectives—ideal for collectors and readers of contemporary literature and criticism.
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