![]() A story about three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky explores the limits of humanity when it touches the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert. In this intensely fascinating story, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans incomprehension of alien cultures leads to the ultimate destruction of those cultures. From the Back Cover The Sheltering Sky is a landmark of twentieth-century literature. ![]() Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans incomprehension of alien cultures leads to the ultimate destruction of those cultures. ![]() Book Synopsis A landmark of twentieth-century literature. ![]() Stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II.-New Republic. ![]() About the Book This 50th anniversary edition of The Sheltering Sky, one of the great novels of the 20th century, features an original review of the book by Tennessee Williams. ![]()
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