The Sheltering Sky
$23.17
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2004
Summary
Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141187778 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141187778 |
| Author: | Paul Bowles, Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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“It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II.”–“The New Republic”“[The Sheltering Sky] is one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in this century.”–Tobias Wolff
About The Author
Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles (Author)
Born in New York in 1910, Paul Bowles is considered one of the most remarkable American authors of the twentieth century. He studied music with composer Aaron Copland before moving to Tangier, Morocco, with his wife, Jane. His first novel, The Sheltering Sky, was a bestseller in the 1950s and was made into a film by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1990. Bowles’s prolific career included many musical compositions, novels, collections of short stories, and books of travel, poetry, and translations.
Paul Theroux (Introducer)
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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