The Stories of Paul Bowles Paperback - 2006
by Paul Bowles
An American cult figure, Bowles has fascinated such disparate talents as Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Truman Capote, William S. Burroughs, Gore Vidal, and Tobias Wolff. From "The Delicate Prey" to "Too Far from Home, " this definitive collection celebrates Bowles' masterful artistry in short fiction.
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The short fiction of American literary cult figure Paul Bowles is marked by a unique, delicately spare style, and a dark, rich, exotic mood, by turns chilling, ironic, and wry--possessing a symmetry between beauty and terror that is haunting and ultimately moral. In "Pastor Dowe at Tecat," a Protestant missionary is sent to a faraway place where his God has no power. In "Call at Corazn," an American husband abandons his alcoholic wife on their honeymoon in a South American jungle. In "Allal," a boy's drug-induced metamorphosis into a deadly serpent leads to his violent death. Here also are some of Bowles's most famous works, including "The Delicate Prey," a grimly satisfying tale of vengeance, and "A Distant Episode," which Tennessee Williams proclaimed "a masterpiece."
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- Title The Stories of Paul Bowles
- Author Paul Bowles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Special Edition
- Pages 688
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press
- Date 2006-10-31
- ISBN 9780061137044 / 0061137049
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 6.2 x 1.15 in (21.23 x 15.75 x 2.92 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects Morocco
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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