Vol XL, Issue #20, December 2, 1993. 56 pp.
- J.M. Coetzee on books by Helen Suzman and Breyten Breytenbach
- Alan Ryan on Margaret Thatcher
- Geoffrey O'Brien on City Poet: The Life and Times of Frank O'Hara
- Jack Flam on Mark Rothko: A Biography
- Poem by John Ashbery
And many more reviews and essays. Check the table of contents. This is a great chance to complete your print collection. NYRB issues prior to January 2016 are not available on the NYRB website.
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