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Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060199164
ISBN-139780060199166
eBay Product ID (ePID)1740139
Product Key Features
Book TitleSheltering Sky
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Classics, General
Publication Year2000
GenreFiction
AuthorPaul Bowles
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-041711
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.54
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 classic work 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 dessert., " 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 classic work 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 dessert., A beautiful paperback edition of a landmark of 20th Century literature, by acclaimed author Paul Bowles 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 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 dessert.
LC Classification NumberPS3552.O874S5 2000
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