20 OCTOBER 1984, page 36

Misfortunes Of A Fan

Francis King In Custody Anita Desai (Heinemann £9.95)) O thers have already remarked on the odd fact that five of the six books on the Booker Prize short-list were about......

Arts

Caring about art Giles Auty A t a time when senior churchmen are accusing politicians of having 'uncar- ing' attitudes toward selected social issues of the moment, it may seem......