28 JANUARY 1978, page 23

Thought Games

Alex de Jonge Maldoror by Lautreamont, trans. Alexis Lykiard (Allison and Busby £4.95) Palsies by Isidore Ducasse (Laut• reamont), trans. Alexis Lykiard (Allison and Busby......

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Angela Huth Treat Yourself to Sex: A Guide to Good Loving Paul Brown and Carolyn Faulder (Dent £4.95) It is a happy reflection that in the practice of sex there is no ultimate......