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from Harlot's Ghost

by Norman Mailer

The Paris Review, Fall 1991, pp. 95-105

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    Spring 1991 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. from Flow Chart by John Ashbery, pp. 16-23
    2. The Alhambra Inscription by Ibn Zamrak, pp. 24-25
    3. The Lily by Ibn Darraj al-Qastalli, p. 26
    4. Eggplant by Ibn Sara, p. 26
    5. Two Poems by Mark Halliday, pp. 27-28
    6. At the Freud Museum by A.M. Krich, p. 29
    7. from The Alchymist's Journal by Evan S. Connell, pp. 30-57
    8. from You've Had Your Time by Anthony Burgess, pp. 58-92
    9. Interview by Tom Wolfe, pp. 93-121
    10. Hymn to the Sun by Randy Blasing, pp. 122-134
    11. Inventor by Terese Svoboda, pp. 135-137
    12. Two Poems by Lucie Brock-Broido, pp. 138-141
    13. The Rising Sun by William Logan, pp. 142-143
    14. Postcard from Traki by John Yau, p. 144
    15. Art by Mark Tansey, pp. 145-153
    16. I See a Woman May Be Made a Fool by Ben Sonnenberg, pp. 154-165
    17. Two Poems by Diane Ackerman, pp. 166-167
    18. Two Poems by Helena Kaminski, pp. 168-172
    19. Thoroughbreds by Don Bogen, p. 173
    20. A Foreign Tongue by Theodore Weiss, pp. 174-178
    21. Interview by Harold Bloom, pp. 179-232
    22. Night by Tatyana Tolstaya, pp. 233-242
    23. Selected Short Subjects by John Hollander, pp. 243-245
    24. At the Experimental Farm by Mark Levine, pp. 246-247
    25. Walking Away by David Sheppard, pp. 248-250
    26. Hydrotherapy by Enid Shomer, pp. 251-252
    27. Two Poems by Eavan Boland, pp. 253-258
    28. Scar by Eric Trethewey, p. 259
    29. Glimpses: Raymond Carver by Maryann Carver, Chuck Kinder, and William Kittredge, ..., pp. 260-303
    30. The Index by J.G. Ballard, pp. 304-310
    31. Notes on Contributors, pp. 311-322
    32. Cover "Hours," 1989 by Joan Mitchell
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    Summer 1991 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. Edmund Wilson by Mary McCarthy, pp. 11-37
    2. Two Poems by Daryl Hine, pp. 38-51
    3. The Statue by Nicholas Shakespeare, pp. 52-81
    4. Interview by Octavio Paz, pp. 82-123
    5. Infidelities by Daniel Halpern, pp. 124-130
    6. Two Poems by Marilyn Hacker, pp. 131-134
    7. Redemption by T. Crunk, pp. 135-137
    8. Becoming a Redwood by Dana Gioia, p. 138
    9. Two Poems by Milan Richter, pp. 139-140
    10. Lines to be put into Latin by James Laughlin, p. 141
    11. L'Esprit de l'Escalier by Lily Tuck, pp. 142-147
    12. Recollections of an Aesthete by Harold Acton, pp. 148-170
    13. Art by Larry Johnson, pp. 171-177
    14. Restoration of a Copy of an Imaginary Painting by Brian Swann, pp. 178-179
    15. At LaGuardia by David Lehman, pp. 180-181
    16. Lies to the Dying by Charlie Smith, pp. 182-184
    17. Two Poems by Steven Cramer, pp. 185-188
    18. On the Job by Ira Sadoff, p. 189
    19. Back Stairwell by Mark Rudman, pp. 190-191
    20. Two Poems by Marcia Slatkin, pp. 192-193
    21. Two Poems by Tess Gallagher, pp. 194-196
    22. Decor by Murray Pomerance, pp. 197-207
    23. Interview by Gunter Grass, pp. 208-240
    24. Two Poems by Campbell McGrath, pp. 241-243
    25. Two Poems by David Bottoms, pp. 244-245
    26. Twelve Dancing Princesses by Tina Barr, pp. 246-248
    27. Good Talk by Stephen Dunn, p. 249
    28. Two Poems by Jonathan Aaron, pp. 250-253
    29. The Bones of Montgomery Clift by Walter Griffin, p. 254
    30. Two Poems by Yves Bonnefoy, pp. 255-258
    31. An Airman's Good-bye by Rick DeMarinis, pp. 259-275
    32. La Consula by Ben Sonnenberg, pp. 276-290
    33. Notes on Contributors, pp. 291-306
    34. Cover "Prison with Conduit," 1981 by Peter Halley
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    Fall 1991 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. A Roadside Resurrection by Larry Brown, pp. 12-39
    2. Two Poems by John Updike, pp. 40-41
    3. The Wedding by Jane Hirshfield, pp. 42-43
    4. Two Poems by James Lasdun, pp. 44-45
    5. Two Poems by Mary Oliver, pp. 46-48
    6. Two Poems by Charles Simic, pp. 49-51
    7. Interview by Wright Morris, pp. 52-94
    8. from Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer, pp. 95-105
    9. La Madeleine by Alfred Corn, pp. 106-115
    10. Naming the Birds by Cynthia Nadelman, pp. 116-117
    11. A Nostalgist's Map of America by Agha Shahid Ali, pp. 118-120
    12. Art by Jack Balas, pp. 121-129
    13. The Sick Man of Europe by Geoffrey Wolff, pp. 130-150
    14. The Third Inning by Donald Hall, pp. 151-153
    15. Interview by Donald Hall, pp. 154-193
    16. Two Poems by John Ash, pp. 194-200
    17. Briar Rose by Debora Greger, pp. 201-202
    18. The Artichoke by Nin Andrews, p. 203
    19. Two Poems by Gabrielle Glancy, pp. 204-207
    20. My Mother-in-law Sailing by Mary Stewart Hammond, pp. 208-209
    21. Three Views of an Iris by John Lindgren, p. 210
    22. Precipice, Rush, Sheath by Sandra McPherson, p. 211
    23. The Great Chain of Being by Kim Edwards, pp. 212-230
    24. On Aesthetics by Kenneth Koch, pp. 231-260
    25. Beginning with My Streets by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 261-287
    26. from The Runaway Soul by Harold Brodkey, pp. 288-289
    27. Notes on Contributors, pp. 290-306
    28. Cover "Untitled (Perfect Lovers)," 1988 by Felix Gonzalez-Torres
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    Winter 1991 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. Blind White Fish in Belgium by Paul West, pp. 16-36
    2. Four Poems by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 37-42
    3. Two Poems by Charles Tomlinson, pp. 43-44
    4. Topography: The Brain Scan by B.A. St. Andrews, pp. 45-47
    5. Two Poems by Elizabeth Alexander, pp. 48-50
    6. Interview by Harold Brodkey, pp. 51-91
    7. Bait & Switch by Bernadine Connelly, pp. 92-108
    8. Art by David McDermott and Peter McGough, pp. 109-117
    9. In Place by Daryl Hine, p. 118
    10. The Forest Comest Down at Night by Georgi Belev, p. 119
    11. Two Poems by April Bernard, pp. 120-121
    12. Learning the Planets by Len Roberts, pp. 122-123
    13. Ward 10 by Lucy Grealy, pp. 124-125
    14. Great Plains Dooryard by Stephen Sandy, p. 126
    15. Destroyers by Anthony Robbins, pp. 127-132
    16. The First Verse by Anne Winters, pp. 133-137
    17. ASPCA by Bruce Bawer, pp. 138-139
    18. House of Women by Susan Minot, pp. 140-150
    19. Interview by Reynolds Price, pp. 151-179
    20. Before the Dark by Michael Burkard, pp. 180-185
    21. Moon by Martin Edmonds, p. 186
    22. Two Poems by Christopher Benfey, pp. 187-188
    23. Aunt Mary Jean by Andrew Hudgins, p. 189
    24. Two Poems by Roald Hoffmann, pp. 190-191
    25. Blackbird Villanelle by Alan Michael Parker, p. 192
    26. Del Plunko Performs by Richard Stern, pp. 193-201
    27. Bad Dream by William Logan, p. 202
    28. Soup of the Evening by Caroline Finkelstein, p. 203
    29. Household Gods by Jim Elledge, pp. 204-205
    30. Friends with Numbers by Peter Schmitt, pp. 206-207
    31. Three Poems by Kuroda Saburo, pp. 208-210
    32. Rocks and Whirlpools by Donald Hall, pp. 211-247
    33. Notes on Contributors, pp. 248-258
    34. Cover "A Moral Constellation," 1991 by Nayland Blake
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