Cover of The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115 featuring notable contributors like Iris Murdoch and Wallace Stegner, with visual art elements and a striking graphic design.
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Interior page from The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, featuring a drawing of a cityscape with architectural details and the publication information.
Interior page from The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, displaying the table of contents including interviews and featured works by various authors and artists.
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Cover of The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115 featuring notable contributors like Iris Murdoch and Wallace Stegner, with visual art elements and a striking graphic design.Side view of The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, displaying its spine and unique cover design, highlighting its literary features and artistic presentation.Interior page from The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, featuring a drawing of a cityscape with architectural details and the publication information.Interior page from The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, displaying the table of contents including interviews and featured works by various authors and artists.Notice page from The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, featuring a letter regarding the literary magazine's grants and permissions.Back cover of The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115, showcasing a simple design with branding and product details.

The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115 Lesley Blanch, WS Merwin No Label

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The Paris Review Magazine Summer 1990 No. 115 – Lesley Blanch, W. S. Merwin – Good Condition, No Label

Issue No. 115 of The Paris Review (Summer 1990) features a compelling range of literary voices and visual art. Highlights include interviews with Iris Murdoch and Wallace Stegner, two thoughtful and influential figures in 20th-century literature. The issue features memoirs by Lesley Blanch and W. S. Merwin, alongside fiction by Rick Bass, Emmanuel Carrère, Padgett Powell, and Marianne Wiggins. A robust poetry section includes contributions from Kenneth Koch, Alice Fulton, James Laughlin, and translations of Ghalib and Yannis Ritsos.

The magazine is in good condition, showing minor edge wear consistent with age. The exact item pictured is the one you will receive and is housed in a plastic protective covering. Please review photos for condition verification.

Contents of Issue No. 115 include:

Interviews

  • Iris Murdoch – The Art of Fiction CXVII (p. 206)

  • Wallace Stegner – The Art of Fiction CXVIII (p. 58)

Features

  • Lesley Blanch – Notes from the Wilder Shores (p. 127)

  • W. S. Merwin – The Wake of the Blackfish: A Memoir of George Kirstein (p. 267)

Fiction

  • Rick Bass – The Legend of Pig-Eye (p. 20)

  • Emmanuel Carrère – Channel Crossings (p. 226)

  • Padgett Powell – Two Stories (p. 162)

  • Paul West – from Portable People (p. 91)

  • Marianne Wiggins – A Cup of Jo (p. 316)

Art

  • Jessica Diamond – New Economic Shorthand (p. 155)

Poetry
Includes work by:

  • Tim Dlugos, Alice Fulton, Ghalib (translated), Andrew Klavan, Kenneth Koch, James Laughlin, Elizabeth Macklin, Walter McDonald, Kathleen Norris, Oskar Pastior, Reynolds Price, Yannis Ritsos, J. Allyn Rosser, Robert Sastrow, Susan Wheeler, Baron Wormser

Additional Features

  • Notes on Contributors (p. 319)

  • Frontispiece by William Pène du Bois

  • Cover by Steve Wolfe, Untitled, 1990 – oil and pencil on board

  • Table of Contents illustration by Raymond Pettibon, Untitled, 1987 – ink on paper

An excellent issue for readers and collectors alike, offering a balance of fiction, poetry, memoir, and visual art from an international array of contributors.

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