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The Sheltering Sky : with a Preface by the Author by Paul Bowles is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Paul Bowles
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial Modern Classics
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679729792
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Travel
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (844 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Sheltering Sky (2019)
- The Sheltering Sky : with a Preface by the Author (2011)
- The Sheltering Sky : with a Preface by the Author (1977)
- Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, The Spider's House (LOA #134) (Library of America Paul Bowles Edition) (2012)
- Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, The Spider's House (LOA #134) (Library of America Paul Bowles Edition) (2002)
- The Sheltering Sky (1959)
- Un thé au Sahara (L'Imaginaire, 62) (1997)
- The Sheltering Sky (1977)
- El Cielo Protector (1990)
- Un thé au Sahara (L'Imaginaire, 62) (1991)
- The Sheltering Sky (2010)
- El Cielo Protector (2001)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, The Spider's House (LOA #134) (Library of America Paul Bowles Edition) (1977)
- The Sheltering Sky (1949)
- Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky, Let It Come Down, The Spider's House (LOA #134) (Library of America Paul Bowles Edition) (1952)
- The Sheltering Sky (1981)
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