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The Paris Review Magazine Spring 1986 No. 99 Alain Robbe-Grillet – Very Good Condition, No Label
This Spring 1986 issue of The Paris Review (No. 99) presents two exceptional interviews—Alain Robbe-Grillet, a central figure of the nouveau roman movement, and Karl Shapiro, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. It also features original fiction, artwork, and a variety of contemporary poetry, along with the cultural spotlight Permanent Parisians, a literary feature exploring the famed cemeteries of Paris.
The magazine is in very good condition, with minor edge wear consistent with its age. The exact item pictured is what you will receive, and it comes with a plastic protective covering. Please see the detailed photos to assess the condition.
Contents of Issue No. 99 include:
Interviews
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Alain Robbe-Grillet – The Art of Fiction XCI (p. 42)
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Karl Shapiro – The Art of Poetry XXXVI (p. 182)
Feature
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Tom Randall and Judi Culbertson – Permanent Parisians (p. 117)
Fiction
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Craig Nova – Another Drunk Gambler (p. 103)
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Bette Pesetsky – Piers the Impostor (p. 14)
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H. G. Sanders – Two Stories (p. 77)
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Elizabeth Tallent – Migrants (p. 219)
Art
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Donald Baechler – Subjects and Objects (p. 87)
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Michael Hurson – Two Drawings (p. 163)
Poetry
Includes contributions from:
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Mary Barnard, Ruth Danon, Gavin Ewart, Brad Gooch, Donald Hall, Lincoln Kirstein, Jane Miller, N. Scott Momaday, Joyce Carol Oates, Toby Olson, Robert Pack, Sarah Plimpton, Karl Shapiro, and David Trinidad
Additional Features
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Notes on Contributors (p. 230)
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Frontispiece by William Pène du Bois
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Cover by Michael Hurson, Study for a Painting, 1986 – conte crayon on vellum
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Table of Contents illustration by Julie Wachtel, Quality of the Instant, 1984 – oil on canvas
A rich issue highlighting literary experimentation, modernist legacy, and poetic innovation, with standout contributions from both emerging and established voices of the 1980s.
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