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Dragon Rampant?

World Communism—The Disintegration of a Secular Faith. By Richard Lowenthal. (0.U.P., 42s.) The Communism of Mao Tse-tung. By Arthur A. Cohen. (Chicago U.P., 37s. 6d.) Communist......

Dreams, Obsessions

Starting from Tomorrow. By Tony Gray. (Heinemann, 21s.) A Green Tree in Gedde. By Alan Sharp. (Michael Joseph, 25s.) THE short stories of Mr. Donleavy resemble dreams; scenes......

The Little Giant Rides Again

Waiting fa the End. By Leslie A. Fidler. (Cape, 30s.) LESLIE FIEDLER, former enfant terrible of American criticism, has done it again with his latest, Waiting for the End. This......