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November 1980 Issue - 45 Articles- Letters, pp. 5-6
- Editorial
N.C.
, p. 7 - November Spotlights, pp. 8-10
Features
- Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus"
Roland Gelatt
, pp. 11-20 A Controversial Hit
- Why Michener Never Misses
Herbert Mitgang
, pp. 21-29 - Television News
Peter Funt
, pp. 30-32 Seeing Isn't Believing
A Sarasota Celebration
- The Event
Debbie K. Solomon
, pp. 33-35 - The City
Horace Sutton
, pp. 36-39 - Creators on Creating
Robert F. Moss
, pp. 40-48 Woody Allen
- The Rise of the Housewife Novelist
Ross Wetzsteon
, pp. 49-55 - Great Private Collections
Vicki Goldberg
, pp. 56-59 The Bergmans' Treasures
Book Reviews
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Burgess's Masterpiece (Review) Paul Theroux
, pp. 60-61 Earthly Powers, by Anthony Burgess
- Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
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The Essence of Henry James (Review) Louis Auchincloss
, pp. 62-63 Henry James: Letters, Vol. III: 1883-1895, by Leon Edel and Henry James
- Henry James: Letters, Vol. III: 1883-1895 by Leon Edel and Henry James
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Henry James's Brilliant Sister (Review) Judith Rossner
, pp. 64-65 Alice James: A Biography, by Jean Strouse
- Alice James: A Biography by Jean Strouse
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The Search for Walt Whitman (Review) Donald Hall
, pp. 66-67 Walt Whitman: A Life, by Justin Kaplan
- Walt Whitman: A Life by Justin Kaplan
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The War of the Words (Review) John Ciardi
, pp. 68-69 On Language, by William Safire
- On Language by William Safire
Fiction
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--- by Julie Stone Peters (Review) , p. 70 - A Man by Oriana Fallaci
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Review The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, by Milan ... (Review) Charles Nicol
, p. 70 - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
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Review Ray, by Barry Hannah (Review) Ronald Nevans
, pp. 70-71 - Ray by Barry Hannah
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2 Reviews Congo, by Michael Crichton (2 Reviews) Robin Bromley
, p. 72 - Congo by Michael Crichton
- Stanley Elkin's Greatest Hits by Stanley Elkin
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Review Congo, by Michael Crichton (Review) Donald Newlove
, p. 72 - Congo by Michael Crichton
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Review Aztec, by Gary Jennings (Review) Judith Matloff
, pp. 72-73 - Aztec by Gary Jennings
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Review Unfinished Tales, by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christ... (Review) Arthur Spiegelman
, p. 74 - Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
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Review Shatterday, by Harlan Ellison (Review) Arthur Spiegelman
, p. 75 - Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
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Review No Hard Feelings, by Martin Bell (Review) Phyllis Birnbaum
, p. 76 - No Hard Feelings by Martin Bell
Nonfiction
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--- by Andrew Klaven (Review) , p. 76 - The End of Order: Versailles, 1919 by Charles L. Mee, Jr.
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Review Ideas and the Novel, by Mary McCarthy (Review) Carole Cook
, p. 77 - Ideas and the Novel by Mary McCarthy
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Review The Last Word, by Auberon Waugh (Review) David Bell
, p. 77 - The Last Word by Auberon Waugh
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Review Catherine the Great, by Henri Troyat (Review) John Fludas
, p. 77 - Catherine the Great by Henri Troyat
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Review Ghost Waltz: A Memoir, by Ingeborg Day (Review) Dorothy Wickenden
, p. 78 - Ghost Waltz: A Memoir by Ingeborg Day
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Review Swanson on Swanson, by Gloria Swanson (Review) Kay Larson
, p. 78 - Swanson on Swanson by Gloria Swanson
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Review Another Almanac of Words at Play, by Willard R... (Review) William Cole
, p. 79 - Another Almanac of Words at Play by Willard R. Espy
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Review The Viceroy of Ouidah, by Bruce Chatwin (Review) Ronald Nevans
, p. 80 - The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin
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Review Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck, by Mark Harris (Review) Donald Newlove
, p. 80 - Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck by Mark Harris
Departments
- Language
Thomas H. Middleton
, p. 81 -
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Film: Three Provocative Gambles (3 Reviews) Judith Crist
, pp. 82-83 The Stunt Man (1980 Film), by Richard Rush
- The Stunt Man (1980 Film) by Richard Rush
- Resurrection (1980 Film) by Daniel Petrie
- Every Man for Himself (1980 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
- Theater
Stanley Kauffmann
, pp. 84-85 - Dance
Walter Terry
, pp. 86-87 - Photography
Owen Edwards
, pp. 88-90 - Music
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 91-92 - Home Entertainment
Peter Caranicas
, p. 93 - Records
Stephen Wadsworth
, pp. 94-97 - Diversions, pp. 98-100
- SR Recommends, pp. 101-104
- Cover: Photo
Nancy Rica Schiff