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Invite Andre Malraux, Arthur Koestler, Ignazio Silone, and a few others to after-dinner coffee some evening and let them talk about what they want to (which, more often than not, is themselves); make up your mind to sit back and listen. Such a social conclave is sure to be successful. With the appearance of The Anchor Review, we now see the formula, usually restricted to Viennese coffee houses and the like, applied to public print...
...deference to the professional viewpoint, editor Melvin J. Lasky has given top rating to Malraux. The French historian-philosopher has allowed an advance peek at his The Metamorphosis of the Gods, which will be published next year. Malraux's high scholarship in the selected portion, a preliminary philosophical comparison of the art of several cultures, is fully palatable to the casual reader by virtue of his immensely exciting style. While the editor has made an admirable journalistic coup in obtaining the selection, its brevity perhaps leaves Malraux out of the Review's context. Close perusal of the text and accompanying...
...diversity of opinions and criticisms about Andre Malraux [TIME Letters, Aug. 18] made me not only laugh but made me realize for the first time what a school of democracy your Letters department is. Your fearless publication of the pros and cons is, in my estimation, real democracy...
...Your article about Malraux was the reason for many a long discussion and exchange of opinion on board our ship during a recent trip from Naples to Istanbul. It helped greatly to bring passengers from different parts of the world nearer to each other and to understand each other's ideas and ideals...
...finest duos in tempera and text to come off your press: Ben Shahn's subdued, intense cover portrait, and the continuing spirit of that portrait carried on by your André Malraux feature...