CINEMA: Time Listings, Jun. 6, 1960

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Food for Centaurs, by Robert Graves. Besides writing with wit and learning about the centaurs' food (aphrodisiac mushrooms), the author renders highly personal judgments on Judas and Benedict Arnold (no traitors), afterworlds (dull) and Ava Gardner (delightful).

The Sign of Taurus, by William Fifield. This quirky novel revolves with less than planetary steadiness around the zodiacal notions of a Polish countess who is stranded in Mexico; fortunately the author's astrologic chopping is relieved by fine descriptions of Mexican sights and sounds.

The Leopard, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa. The story of the deterioration of Sicilian nobility in the 19th century becomes, in the author's wry, melancholy prose, a memorable elegy to the aristocratic spirit.

Best Sellers

FICTION 1. Advise and Consent, Drury (1)-

2. Hawaii, Michener (2)

3. The Constant Image, Davenport (3)

4. The Leopard, Di Lampedusa (6)

5. The Lincoln Lords, Hawley (5)

6. Trustee from the Toolroom, Shute (7)

7. Ourselves to Know, O'Hara (4)

8. Clea, Durrell (8)

9. A Distant Trumpet, Horgan

10. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York, Gallico

NONFICTION 1. May This House Be Safe from Tigers, King (1) 2. Folk Medicine, Jarvis (2) 3. I Kid You Not, Paar (5) 4. The Enemy Within, Kennedy (4) 5. The Law and the Profits, Parkinson (3) 6. Born Free, Adamson (7) 7. Act One, Hart (6) 8. Hollywood Rajah, Crowther (8) 9. Grant Moves South, Catton (10) 10. The Conscience of a Conservative, Goldwater