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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, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion.
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The Sheltering Sky. Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1949. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.
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.
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
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.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Complete summary of Paul Bowles's The Sheltering Sky. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Sheltering Sky.
Oct 6, 2011 · Port and Kit Moresby, an American couple of independent means, have been traveling aimlessly for 12 years. By the time they reach Morocco, they have become disaffected and alienated. They take up with a series of unreliable rootless wanderers.
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 ...
