First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its openingsentence, is from a contemporary US novelist who calls himself a "failed ascetic": " He speaks in your voice, American, and there's a shine in his eye that's halfway hopeful. "

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is June .

Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1W 1BX

faxed to 020 7782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, is Philip Bellamy of the University of East Anglia.