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All of which is fine with the author, who shuttles between Switzerland and New York. At 65, he cherishes few illusions. "I am," he says simply, "a product of my times." Shaw spent five decades writing big movies and novels (The Young Lions, Lucy Crown) and unprofitable short fiction, because...
In America, fiction is always in trouble. The novel has been receiving extreme unction for 20 years, the short story is the waif of literature, perennially searching for a home. Yet this fall, scores of worthy novels have issued from distinguished publishers; stories still find a loyal readership. Random House...
The Bund, the magnificent old waterfront promenade, is decaying, but is as imposing as ever in the pre-smog morning light. The ornate colonialist skyscrapers now house party and government offices. Gone from hi front of the old Hongkong & Shanghai Bank are the bronze Britannic lions. Another old bank has...
Last spring, after your address to the Quincy House Senior Dinner, I wrote to you on the subject of South Africa. At the time I was an undergraduate, and you apparently did not see any need to respond. Perhaps now that I have joined "the society of educated men and...
The first hour was fine and I rested ten minutes before setting off again. Then I went for half an hour before resting. I started again, sweating now, breathing harder, throat drying, back and legs burning from the sun, and as I came around a ledge I ran smack into...