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4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages 304 pp Adaptations The Sheltering Sky (1990) | 3.9/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date 1949 Originally published 1949 Genres Fiction, Novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Similar Works by Paul Bowles, Morocco books, Novels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review of paul bowles the sheltering sky
The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of post-colonial alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles.
Contents
Plot introduction
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. The journey, initially an attempt by Port and Kit to resolve their marital difficulties, is quickly fraught by the travelers' ignorance of the dangers that surround them.
Reception
Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. The Modern Library also included it on their 100 best of the century, ranked at number 97.
Dramatic adaptations
The novel was adapted by Bernardo Bertolucci into a 1990 film with the same title starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich, and with a screenplay by Mark Peploe. The movie is filmed in Morocco, Algeria, and Niger and features powerful landscapes.