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- The film is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Paul Bowles (who appears in a cameo role) about a couple who journey to North Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the dangers that surround them.
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The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles. Plot. The story centers on Port Moresby and his wife Kit, a married couple originally from New York who travel to the North African desert accompanied by their friend Tunner.
- Paul Bowles
- 1949
4 days ago · Bowles’s novel is for people who’ve got the stomach for adulthood. In it, inhabiting one’s skull and inhabiting the Sahara begin to feel like similar things. But in showing us the horror of ...
May 11, 2018 · Bowles claimed The Sheltering Sky was “really, a working out of the professor’s story in ‘A Distant Episode’ . . . the same story retold.” The structure of the novel is episodic and seemingly random.
Brief Synopsis. Set shortly after the end of World War II, "The Sheltering Sky" follows the lives of an American couple, Port and Kit Moresby, as they embark on a voyage of self-discovery through the unforgiving landscape of the North African desert.
Oct 6, 2011 · The Sheltering Sky, first novel by Paul Bowles, published in 1948. Considered a model of existential fiction, it sold well and was a critical success. The novel was described by the author as “an adventure story in which the adventures take place on two planes simultaneously: in the actual desert, and in the inner desert of the spirit.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The enigmatic and haunting ending, coupled with the film’s overall narrative, has left many viewers pondering its true meaning. In this article, we will delve into the intricacies of the ending, providing an in-depth analysis while also exploring seven unique facts about the film.
It's true that The Sheltering Sky is primarily a love story, yet one in which the desert itself -- its hajji, its pathogens, its sterile expanse -- serves as antagonist as much as the tension of refractory lovers.
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