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Travels by Paul Bowles

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Travels

Collected Writings, 1950-1993

Paul Bowles

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 23, 2011

Reading lane: Literary Travel

“Bowles is at his best when writing about places.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Places in Prose

Paul Bowles’s travel writing moves across decades and continents in vivid, economical essays.

Come here for

  • Literary glimpses of Paris, Ceylon, Thailand, Kenya, and Morocco
  • A wide-ranging collection spanning more than sixty years

Expect

  • Evocative short works rather than one sustained travel narrative
  • Original photographs throughout

Book Details

Authors
Paul Bowles
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 23, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Literary Travel · Kenya Travel
Reading lane
Literary Travel

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  • Personal Memoirs

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  • Historical Geography

  • American Literary Collections

  • Essay Collections

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About This Book

“Bowles is at his best when writing about places. He can evoke a place with a few sure strokes.” — New York Times “His work is art. At his best, Bowles has no peer.” — Time Travels is a thrilling anthology of the travel writings of Paul Bowles, author of the era-defining post-war novel The Sheltering Sky . The acclaimed essays in Travel —never before collected in a single volume—span more than sixty years and range from Bowles’s early days in Paris to his time spent in Ceylo...

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“Bowles is at his best when writing about places. He can evoke a place with a few sure strokes.” — New York Times “His work is art. At his best, Bowles has no peer.” — Time Travels is a thrilling anthology of the travel writings of Paul Bowles, author of the era-defining post-war novel The Sheltering Sky . The acclaimed essays in Travel —never before collected in a single volume—span more than sixty years and range from Bowles’s early days in Paris to his time spent in Ceylon, Thailand, Kenya, and his expatriate life in Morocco. Insightful, exciting, and evocative, featuring original photographs throughout, Travels is a stunning collection of rarely seen shorter works—a showcase of the literary artistry of one of the truly great American writers of the twentieth century.

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