The Sheltering Sky Paperback - 2014
by Paul Bowles
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".
About this book
In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa, 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 desert. (via-GoodReads)
From the rear 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.
First Edition Identification
New Directions published the First US Edition in New York, 1949. The edition is bound in the publisher’s tan cloth, with blue and black stamping on the spine. John Lehmann published the First UK Edition in London, 1949. The original jacket was designed by Red Uhlman.
Details
- Title The Sheltering Sky
- Author Paul Bowles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press, New York
- Date 2014-09-09
- ISBN 9780062351487 / 0062351486
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Cultural Region: African
- Cultural Region: North Africa
- Library of Congress subjects Morocco, Americans - Morocco
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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