P.'s Musings on _Warlock_

[Steve Maas]

The December 1965 issue of _Holiday_ magazine includes _The Critical Eye_, 
which in that issue focused on books and was subtitled "A Gift of Books." 
The introduction reads:

"With the Christmas season and Christmas giving in mind, the Editors asked 
some of America's distinguished authors and critics to contribute to a 
unusual list of books--books that are excellent but for some reason failed 
to attract wide attention. Here are the responses, each a rich tribute to a 
favorite neglected piece of good reading."

The individual entries, which are untitled, include:
Joseph Heller on Heinrich Boll's _Billiards at Half-Past Nine_
Alfred Kazin on Edmund Wilson's _Patriotic Gore_
Edward Albee on Howard Moss' _The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust_
Thomas Pynchon on Oakley Hall's _Warlock_
Edward Dahlberg on Herbert Read's _The Contrary Experience_
Saul Maloff on Jorge Luis Borges _Ficciones_ and _Labyrinths_
Isaac Bashevis Singer on Knut Hamsun's _Pan_
Harvey Swados on Ralph Bates' _The Olive Field_

Steve Maas

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