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The Sheltering Sky. [A Novel]
by Bowles, Paul
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Binding has uneven, light fading on spine, with faint stain (barely visible) at base of spine, moderate foxing on edges of text
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lehmann, 1949. Third impression. 304pp. 8vo. Binding has uneven, light fading on spine, with faint stain (barely visible) at base of spine, moderate foxing on edges of text block, endpapers and a few pages of text are quite foxed (including half-title page and title page, with a very small chip at top edge of half-title page); a good to very good copy. Third impression. 304pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Bowles in Tangier. Signed and inscribed by Paul Bowles: "for Richard Grenville Clark, with best wishes, Paul Bowles, 1/xi/94/ Tangier" on the half-title page.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 329694
- Title
- The Sheltering Sky. [A Novel]
- Author
- Bowles, Paul
- Format/Binding
- 304pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Binding has uneven, light fading on spine, with faint stain (barely visible) at base of spine, moderate foxing on edges of text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third impression
- Publisher
- John Lehmann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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