| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| INTERVIEW |
| Robert Fagles, The Art of Translation No. 2 |
| Shelby Foote, The Art of Fiction No. 158 |
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| FICTION |
| Noah Hawley, In the Air |
| Jonathan Lethem, Tugboat Syndrome |
| Jos, The Tale of the Unknown Island |
| Kate Walbert, The Intervention |
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| FEATURE |
| James Atlas, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography and W.G. Sebald: A Profile |
| R. F. Foster, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Dan Franklin, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Robert Giroux, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Victoria Glendinning, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Grey Gowrie, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Selina Hastings, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Drue Heinz, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| James Knowlson, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Jeremy Lewis, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| George Plimpton, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
| Hilary Spurling, Como Conversazione: On Literary Biography |
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| POETRY |
| Molly Bendall, Stunted Gardens |
| Michael Benedikt, Professor Albert Einstein |
| Peg Boyers, Open Letter to Alberto Moravia |
| Derick Burleson, Two Poems |
| Anne Carson, Three Poems |
| Robin Davidson, Women Harvesting: Virgins, Widows, Wives |
| Peter Davison, Little Death |
| Anthony Deaton, On the General Principles of Knot-Tying |
| Annmarie Drury, Three Poems |
| Malcolm Farley, Two Poems |
| Irving Feldman, Two Poems |
| Gary Fincke, The Eternal Language of the Hands |
| Albert Goldbarth, Sestina |
| Mary Gordon, Prayers |
| Gregory Griffith, O Orpheus |
| William Logan, The Shorter Aeneid |
| Corey Marks, For Keats, After Keats |
| Campbell McGrath, Atlanta |
| Christian Nagle, Three Poems |
| Donald Platt, White Iris |
| Kenneth Rosen, The Motto |
| Kay Ryan, Three Poems |
| Martha Silano, What I Meant to Say Before I Said So Long |
| Shawn Sturgeon, Two Poems |
| Terese Svoboda, Three Poems |
| Dorothea Tanning, Two Poems |
| Constance Urdang, Two Poems |
| Rosanna Warren, Mud |
| Charles H. Webb, Coach Class Seats |
| Renee Weiss, Footwork |
| Theodore Weiss, Footwork |
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| ART |
| Vik Muniz, Pictures of Chocolate |
| Catherine Murphy, Self-Portrait with Apple |
| Valerie Sadoun, Contents Illustration |
| Nicola Tyson, Four Engravings |
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