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Ira Fink

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Empty Pages

B Y NATURE, Fred Exley is a fan. His first book. A Fan's Notes, is a portrait of his life


Too Many Frills in the Norwegian Woods

S OMEWHERE in the second act, when Peer Gynt is stranded in the desert and offers half his kingdom for


A Vet's Welcome

W E DON'T give it much thought, but when Vietnam veterans returned home, people didn't go out of their way


Cruelty In Too Many Words

F RANCISCO CENCI (a sixteenth centaurs Roman nobleman who arranged the death of two of his sons and raped his


Taming Action Painting

F OR SOME REASON drawings almost never fare well at art exhibitions. Although most artists rely heavily on them to


Graceful Contortions

T O A BOTANIST "pilobolus" is a kind of fungus that ejects its spores. It might seem a poor choice


Shooting Down Lenny Bruce

J UST BEFORE his first appearance on stage, Lenny Bruce threw up three times. A few minutes later the stand-in


Paradise in Bits and Pieces

"How wonderful it is to be young and beautiful and a success." --Scott addressing an older writer after the publication


Mansions in Need of Repair

W HILE WRITING More Stately Mansions, Eugene O'Neill noted: "Unfinished Work This script to be destroyed in case of my