Contributors

T.D. Allman,the author ofMiami: City of the FutureandUnmanifest Destiny,isV.F.'s foreign correspondent.

Ann Louise Bardachis a reporter and screenwriter whose upcoming credits includeBacktrack,with Jodie Foster and Dennis Hopper, and the TV adaptation ofSorry, Wrong Number.

T. D. Allman on China's return to the past, page 224.

Leslie Bennettscovered Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign forThe New York Times,where she was a reporter for ten years.

Ann Louise Bardach on a $1 million murder in L.A.'s netherworld, page 188.

Joan Juliet Buck,the author of two novels,The Only Place to Be andDaughter of the Swan,is at work on a series of short stories.

Andrew Graham-Dixon,the art critic forThe Independent newspaper in London, has twice won the B.P. Arts Journalism Award.

Gem Hirshey,formerly a feature writer forThe Washington Post Magazine,is now aV.F. contributing editor.

Peter A. Isemanwon the Overseas Press Club's Hemingway Award for best writing from abroad.

Edward Kleinhas just written a movie about Miriam Ottenberg, the first woman to win a Pulitzer for investigative reporting.

Ron Rosenbaum on A l Pacino, back in the spotlight, page 180.

Philip Roth on keeping abreast of Philip Guston, page 94.

Barry Parisis a film historian and critic. This month his translation of Chekhov'sThree Sisterspremieres and hisLouise Brooksis published by Knopf.

Ron Rosenbaumis the author ofManhattan Passions.He is writing a novel for Viking.

Philip Roth'sessay on painter Philip Guston (page 94) will introduce a new edition ofThe Breast.

Gail Sheehy'slatest book, Character: America's Search for Leadership,is based on herV.F. profiles of the 1988 presidential candidates.

Frederic Tutenis the author of a novel,Tallien: A Brief Romance.