27 MARCH 1982, page 23

Champagne

Barbara Trapido Levitation: Five Fictions Cynthia Ozick (Seeker & Warburg £6.95.) Children of the Dark David Batchlor (Seeker & Warburg £6.95.) C ynthia Ozick's 'fictions' are......

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Francis King A s in running, so in writing, the ability to pace oneself is of prime importance. We all know of the writers who, at the outset of their careers, outstripped the......