In this issue, arguments for the future of publishing by Brigid Brophy, John Sutherland, David Caute, Blake Morrison, Per Gedin, David Godine and Walter Abish. Also, fiction from Martin Amis, Guy Davenport, Nicole Ward Jouve, Kenneth Bernard and Raymond Carver. Plus, an essay on realism and sexuality by Mario Vargas Llosa.

In this issue: Guy Davenport: Fifty-Seven Views of Fujiyama Brigid Brophy: The Economics of Self-Censorship John Sutherland: The End of A Gentleman’s Profession David Caute: Sweat Shop Labour Blake Morrison: Poetry and The Poetry Business Per Gedin: A Hand-Made Art Erin Burns: Publishing In America: An Interview with David Godine Walter Abish: But Why Write? The Writer-To-Be Lisa Zeidner: Lucy Nicole Ward Jouve: The Drawer Martin Amis: Let Me Count the Times Kenneth Bernard: Sherry Fine: Conceptualist Raymond Carver: Vitamins Mario Vargas Llosa: La Orgía Perpetua An Essay on Sexuality and Realism Patricia Hampl: The Beauty Disease.