This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from a Canadian cultural critic:
"The medium, or process, of our time - electric technology - is reshaping and restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every aspect of our personal life."
The winner receives a Blackwell's £25 voucher and
the closing date is April 17.
Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1 9XY
faxed to 0171-782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent , is Christine Cutbush of the Bartlett, University College London.