Bananas. The Literary Newspaper, Nos. 1-11

Earliest numbers of the magazine edited by Emma Tennant in London, 26 issues were published between Jan. 1975 and April 1981. The title refers to Woody Allen's film Bananas (1971).

Tabloid newspaper format, 43 x 30, untrimmed. Illustrated in b/w. Contributions by Sylvia Plath, William Burroughs, Harold Pinter, Ted Hughes, Alan Sillitoe, J.G. Ballard, Angela Carter, Williams, Bruce Chatwin, Claud Cockburn, Jon Silkin, Michael Horovitz, and others. Includes a special issue on Russia. Some browning to paper, overall a good set of the influential literary magazine. (total 11)