October 1986 Issue This is an incomplete listing of issue contents Jump to: Interview | Music | Autobiography | Travel Interview Emma Gilbey Interview: John Updike LR Paul Taylor The Old Devil Interviewed LR Music Jasper Rees The Divided Elf Alias David Bowie By Peter & Leni Gillman LR Autobiography J W M Thompson What do you print that for? Sundry Times By Frank Giles LR Travel Sebastian Faulks Die Dismal Fog Coasting By Jonathan Raban LR
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