April 1981
In This Issue
Explore the April 1981 print edition below. Or to discover more writing from the pages of The Atlantic, browse the full archive.
Articles
Loss: A Guide to Economics
Designer Dancing
Defending Mediocrity
Contemporary American Composers
Improbable Assignment
Explaining America: The Federalist
Creation
Frog Salad
The Officers' Wives
The Harper Anthology of Poetry
The Cat and the King
Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi
Palm Sunday
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
The Shooting Party
Pioneer Women
Their Gracious Pleasure
Sonya
Cities of the Red Night
Rain in Ohio
The Atlantic Puzzler
The Museum
The New Economic Faith
Mushrooms
Medicine Without Science
In the Bin: Zuckerman Unbound
OF THE FRONT WINDOWS of his new apartment, Nathan Zuckerman could see down to the corner of his street to Frank E. Campbell, the Madison Avenue funeral parlor where they process for disposal the richest, most glamorous, and most celebrated of New York’s deceased. On display in the chapel this May morning lay a gangland figure,
1981 the International Travel Planner
Highlights '81
Europe
Europe’s calendar for 1981 is brightened by marvelous events that deserve the traveler’s attention. There is an outpouring of music, drama, and film festivals; flower shows; great sports competitions; sound and light spectacles; handicraft fairs; traditional religious holidays; wine harvest celebrations; and much more.
Special Attractions: Art, Museums, and Auctions
Mexico
Canada
Central America
South America
Africa
The Middle East
Bermuda and the Bahamas
The Caribbean
Asia and the Far East
The Pacific
