Collected Stories

Paul Bowles - Collection Penguin classics

Parution le 20/11/2009

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Presents stories of abandonment and vengeance, in which extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered.

In these hauntingly beautiful stories of abandonment and vengeance, extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; a splash of water triggers an explosion of violence; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered.

Masterfully written, these are chilling tales from sun-drenched and brutal climes.

Born in New York in 1910, Paul Bowles is considered one of the most remarkable American authors of the twentieth century. He studied music with composer Aaron Copland before moving to Tangier, Morocco, with his wife, Jane. His first novel, The Sheltering Sky , was a bestseller in the 1950s and was made into a film by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1990. Bowles's prolific career included many musical compositions, novels, collections of short stories, and books of travel, poetry, and translations. His other novels were The Spider's Nest , Up Above The World and Let It Come Down .

L'auteur - Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles (1910-1999), écrivain, compositeur et voyageur, né à New York, il est l'auteur d'une oeuvre littéraire importante, au sein de laquelle figurent notamment Un thé au Sahara (1949) et la Maison de l'araignée (1955). La nouvelle le Pasteur Dowe à Tacaté, publiée pour la première fois en 1949, raconte l'arrivée d'un pasteur américain dans un village lacandon pour une délicate mission d'évangélisation.