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When We Were Married

She took the book from the shelf And turned the pages slowly. 'I loved this book,' she said, 'When we were married. "lhat song that teases silence Was a favourite of mine; It......

Shadow Boxing

IF a country insists that its heroes be without blemish it will make `dgbunking' a profitable enterprise. One cannot help feeling that this is the appropriate reaction to Mr.......

Books

Forgotten Immortal By WILLIAM GERHARDI M OST born writers meet with three impedi- ments inimical to productive concentra- tion. Chronic moneylessness. Chronic emotional......

Travelling With Fidel

THIS book will possibly become the most efficient piece of pro-Castro literature. Its thesis is simple: Cuba was a miserable and stagnating country, dominated by US imperialism.......