Lotus. Afro-Asian Writings. Journal of Afro-Asian Writers Association. Ceuvres Afro-Asiatiques. Revue de l’Association des Ecrivains Afro-Asiatiques

Contents: Alex La Guma 1925-1985, pag. 5; In this issue: Yough Writers in Asia and Africa, by Ziad Abdel Fattah, pg. 6; In Memory of Faiz Ahmed Faiz: The Artist’s Circles of Being, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, pag. 8; When Autumn Came, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, pag. 12; any Lover to Any Beloved, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, pag. 12; Before You Came, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, pag. 14; Love’s Captives, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, pag. 15; Short Stories: The Naughty Boy, by Rahnaward Zaryab (Afghanistan), pag. 16; The Tale of the Dry Memory, by Jemai Abdel Kader (Algeria), pag. 19; Zinat at the President’s Funeral, by Salwa Bakr, pag. 20; Ondjango-An Angolan Diary (Extracts), by Juergen Leskien (GDR), pag. 25; The Memorized Slate, by Ahmed Bouzfour (Morocco), pag. 32; The Strike, by Mohammed el Harawi (Morocco), pag. 33; If You Were on the Ground Floor, by Ziad Abdel Fattah (Palestine), pag. 36; The Boy Who Hasn’t Grown Up Yet, by Ahmed Youssef (Palestine), pag. 37; The Tale of the Lame Palm and the Rusty Sheikh, by Radhwan Al Kouni (Tunisia), pag. 40; The Season of the Small Fry, by Do Chu (Vietnam), pag. 44; Under the Green Firmament, by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tu (Vietman), pag. 51; The Travelling Heart, by Ali Award Bathib (Yemen), pag. 59; The Man of Sama, by Kamal eddine Mohammed (Yemen), pag. 61; Poems from: Afghanistan, by Latif Pedram, Rafaat Husseini, Wahed Nastoh, pag. 63; Algeria, by Tahar Djaout, pag. 68; Bangladesh, by Rafiur Rabbi, Sohrab Hasan, pag. 70; Congo, by Leopold-Pindy Mamonsono, Alphonse Diob-Kegni, Philippe Makita, pag. 72; Ghana, by Kobina Asiedu Aboagye, Kofi Anyidsho, Kobena Eyi Acquah, A. Agyei Agyiri, Chrispat Okutu, pag. 81; India, by Balachandran Chullikkadu, Reema Anand, Udai Prakash: Iraq, by Fawzi Karim, Abdul Karim Kasad, Jalil Haydar, Kadham Jihad, Hashim Shafiq, pag. 95; Kenya, by Absalom Muregi, pag. 98; Mongolia, by G. Mend-Ojo, Sanjjavyn Oyun, Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar, pag. 99; Morocco, by Abdelkarim Ettabal, pag. 102; Mozambique, by Juvenal Bucuane, Helder Muteia, Fernando Manuel, Palestine, by Ahmad Dahbour, Mohammad Al-Qaisi, Zouhayr Abu Shayib, pag. 106; South Africa, by Ingoapele Madingoane, Don Mattera, Jeremy Cronin, pag. 110; Syria, by Riadh Salah el Hussain, Saqr Aleichi, Heidi Daniel, pag. 114; Tunisia, by Mohamed el Saghir Aouled Ahmad, Mohamed Ridha Jallali, Abdullah Malik Al Qasimi, Souf Abid, pag. 117; Turkey, by Ahmet Erhan, Huseyin Haydar, Yasar Miraç, pag. 122; Uganda, by Magombe Paulinos Vincent, pag. 128; United Arab Emirates, by Dhabia Khamis, pag. 129; USSR, by Kamol Nasrullo, pag. 130; Vietman, by Nguyen Khoa Diem, Huu Thinh, Nguyen Duy, Dinh Hai, Nguyen Duc Mau, Y Nhi, Lam Thi My Da, Thanh Thao, pag. 132; Yemen, by Hasan Al-Lawzi, Mohammad Ali AsSakli, pag. 141; Art: “I Need The Doves Like The Air That I Breathe”. The Paintings of Victor Contreras Tapia, by Dario Quinones, pag. 161; Jubilees: “As It Was, So It Shall Never Be…” . Aziz Nesin, pag. 161; Studies: Young Vietnamese Writers, by Huu Thinh, pag. 167; The Poetry of the 1970’s in Egypt; The Verdict of Memory. The Tragedy of Hiroshima and Japanese Literature , by Kim Reho, pag. 174; “To the Peoples, Parliaments and Governments of All Countries” 40th Anniversary of the Victory over German Fascism and Japanese Militarism, pag. 181; Lotus Prize Winners 1984, pag. 185; Jean François Brierre (Senegal). From Requiem for My Mother, by Jean François Brierre, pag. 186; Suleiman Laeq (Afghanistan). Whose Voice Is It?, by Suleiman Laeq, pag. 189; Lotus Encouragement Prize Winners, pag. 191; Omar Azradj (Algeria). A Story By My Beloved, by Omar Azradj, pag. 191; Handun Patirana Karunatillake (Sri Lanka). Blacks and Whites, by H.P. Karunatillake; Starving and Feeding, by by H.P. Karunatillake, pag. 195; Book Review: Vladimir Iordansky: Chaos and Harmony, by Tatiana Ovtcharenko, pag. 197; Dov Yermiya: My War Diary, Israel in Lebanon, by Alex Miller, pag. 199; Igor Serebryakov: Bhartrihari, by Lev Rozhansky, pag. 202; Joan Jara: Victor. An Unfinished Song, by Alex Miller, pag. 205.