30 MARCH 1985, page 30

An American In Morocco

Francis King The Spider's House Paul Bowles (Peter Owen £10.95) T he cruellest misfortune that can befall a writer is to produce a first book so outstanding that no other book......

Look Sharpe

Stan Gebler Davies Krippendorf's Tribe Frank Parkin (Collins £7.95) Beef Wellington Blue Max Davidson (Heinemann £8.95) S ince Tom Sharpe has taken to imitating himself, it is......