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Collected Stories by Paul Bowles
29.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
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 ...Show more
The Delicate Prey by Paul Bowles
5.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Classics | Reading Level: good
Features three unbearably tense tales from sun-drenched and brutal climes that tell of vengeance, abandonment, violence and cruelty enjoyed and suffered, in a surreal realm of horror. This book includes: "The Delicate Prey", "A Distant Episode", and "The Circular Ruins"
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
'"The Sheltering Sky" is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' - Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavoring to escape this predic ...Show more
The Spider's House by Paul Bowles
27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of the old city. His path soon crosses with the young, illiter ...Show more
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