"The Sheltering Sky is one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the twentieth century.
Author(s): Paul Bowles
352 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
This 50th anniversary edition of "The Sheltering Sky", one of the great novels of the 20th century, features an original review of the book by Tennessee Williams. "Stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II".--"New Republic".
Book Synopsis
"The Sheltering Sky is one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the twentieth century." --Tobias Wolff
"It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II." --New Republic
In this existential classic of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend other cultures--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the Sahara desert.
From the Back Cover
The Sheltering Sky is a landmark of twentieth-century literature. In this intensely fascinating story, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans' incomprehension of alien cultures leads to the ultimate destruction of those cultures.
A story about three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky explores the limits of humanity when it touches the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.
Review Quotes
"It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II." - New Republic
"His art far exceeds that of . . . the great American writers of our day. . . . Bowles has glimpsed what lies in back of our sheltering sky . . . an endless flux of stars so like those atoms which make us up that we experience not only horror but liekeness." - Gore Vidal
"Now and then, perhaps once in five or six years, a novel appears which does not repeat the pattern of commonplace existence . . . but makes us realize that our life is extraordinary. The Sheltering Sky is such a novel." - Edwin Muir, Sunday Observer
"One of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the 20th century." - Tobias Wolff
Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Literary
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Ecco Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Paul Bowles
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2014
TCIN: 16111439
UPC: 9780062351487
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-5923
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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