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THE PARIS REVIEW No. 60
Winter 1974
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Winter 1974
“I wanted to be a writer when I was in the sixth grade—of course, I wanted to be one without working at it”: Joseph Heller on the Art of Fiction.

Peter Matthiessen discusses his new novel format, inspired by haiku poetry and screenplays.

Stories by Gail Godwin, Herbert Gold, and Peter Matthiessen. Poems by Anen Sexton and Charles Simic.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERVIEW
Joseph Heller, The Art of Fiction No. 51

FICTION
Jack Cope, Drinker of the Bitter Water
Gail Godwin, Why Does a Great Man Love?
Herbert Gold, Max and the Pacemaker
Harvey Jacobs, The Return to Puerto Vallarte of Benny the Buro
Peter Matthiessen, from Far Tortuga

FEATURE
Peter Matthiessen, The Craft of Fiction in Far Tortuga
Charles Simic, Eight Poems

POETRY
Michael Benedikt, Orders From Beyond
Randy Blasing, Some Legs
Jay Boyer, Unnatural Acts and Menagerie
Tom Disch, Three Poems
Erica Jong, Testament
Adam LeFevre, Planning Ahead
W. S. Merwin, The Reaper
Pat Nolan, Stick 'Em Up
Gregory Orr, Domestic Life
Dannye Romine, In the Periodical Room
Anne Sexton, Two Poems
Brian Swann, Heliopolis
L. L. Zeiger, Three Poems

ART
Brice Marden, Cover
Duane Michals, Portfolio: Stefan Michal's Suitcase, Margaret Finds a Box

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