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The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

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The Sheltering Sky

by Bowles, Paul

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  • Signed
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New York: New Directions, 1949. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition. Neatly signed by Paul Bowles on half title. 318 pp. Publisher's tan cloth with blue and black stamping on spine. Near Fine with a little staining to edges, offsetting to endpapers, in a slightly toned, unclipped dust jacket with two small tears in spine panel, small tear to back panel bottom corner, easily Very Good+. The American expatriate's first and best-known novel, a classic of existentialist literature about an American couple adrift in North Africa. Uncommon signed.

Synopsis

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)

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140940268
Title
The Sheltering Sky
Author
Bowles, Paul
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
New Directions
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1949
Keywords
signed, Africa, Morocco
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

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