19 OCTOBER 1962, page 28
In Continents And Islands
To touch the fringe of an unknown country, without the chance of penetrating it, is a tan- talising thing. Like an encounter with a stranger, those brief, guarded moments of......
Dark Glasses
IN spite of his flip style, the world Mr. Amis reveals in his short stories is so nightmarish that it comes as a shock to find that he is a realist. Most human beings are......