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The Sheltering Sky
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The Sheltering Sky

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Ranking1199776inBelletristik
CHF16.90
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'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman.

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.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-14-118777-8
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
FormatB-format paperback
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publishing date29/01/2004
SeriesPenguin Modern Classics
Pages368 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 129 mm, Height 198 mm, Thickness 21 mm
Weight269 g
Article no.1387974
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.6790496
Product groupBelletristik
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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 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.