1 AUGUST 1992, Page 22

Feet of clay

Sir: I don't like to see your reviewer Flew bad-mouth John Kenneth Galbraith (Books, 13 June). Professor Galbraith is a pillar of the East Coast establishment and a true Renaissance man; if only he under- stood some economics, he would know something about everything. It is true that his writings are marred by a lack of sinceri- ty, but they have many other merits and are always funny.

Atyeh H. Samuel

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