First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a modest Swiss autobiographer: " I have resolved on an enterprise which has no precedent, and which, once complete, will have no imitator. "

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is July 4 .

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 Don De Lillo's Underworld , is Bernard Coen of the Open University.