January 1985 Issue This is an incomplete listing of issue contents Jump to: General | Fleet Street | Fiction General Kingsley Amis Snobs & Stuffed Shirts Sayings of the Century By Nigel Rees Wordly Wise By James McDonald The State of the Language: English Observed By Philip Howard LR Christopher Hitchens Mother of Unions The Oxford Union: Playground of Power By David Walter Fleet Street Scrivener The Sunday Times LR Fiction Derek Mahon Rock ‘n’ Roll is Here to Stay Slow Learner: Early Stories By Thomas Pynchon LR
Kingsley Amis Snobs & Stuffed Shirts Sayings of the Century By Nigel Rees Wordly Wise By James McDonald The State of the Language: English Observed By Philip Howard LR
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Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is this year's winner of the @BGPrize.
In her review from our June issue, @rosalyster delves into Tasmania, nuclear physics, romance and Chekhov.
Rosa Lyster - Kiss of Death
Rosa Lyster: Kiss of Death - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
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‘At times, Orbital feels almost like a long poem.’
@sam3reynolds on Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, the winner of this year’s @TheBookerPrizes
Sam Reynolds - Islands in the Sky
Sam Reynolds: Islands in the Sky - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's son, has gone back to the 1960s with a new novel featuring his father's anti-hero, George Smiley.
But is this the missing link in le Carré’s oeuvre, asks @ddguttenplan, or is there something awry?
D D Guttenplan - Smiley Redux
D D Guttenplan: Smiley Redux - Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway
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