The sheltering sky
by Paul Bowles
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"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 desert."--BOOK JACKET.
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Americans, Couples, Fiction, Marital conflict, Social life and customs, Travel, Voyages and travels, Morocco -- Social life and customs -- Fiction, Romance fiction, Morocco, fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, romance, general, Marriage, Description and travel, American Authors, Fiction, general, Mariage, Romans, nouvelles, Descriptions et voyages, Ehepaar, Identitätsfindung, Amerikaner, Novela estadounidensePlaces
Morocco, North Africa, The Sahara Desert, Sahara, AmerikanerShowing 11 featured editions. View all 52 editions?
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Un thé au Sahara
September 12, 1980, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback
in French
2070216829 9782070216826
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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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