The sheltering sky

Paul Bowles

Original title: The Sheltering Sky

first published 1949 Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 paperback 313 pages

Neglected books of the twentieth century

'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. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading...

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Sheltering Sky edition · 2019 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9780241399156
Esirgeyen Gökyüzü paperback · 2019 · Can Yayinlari · 344 pages · 9789750739798
Sheltering Sky (Persian Edition) edition · 2016 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 410 pages · 9781522707165
El cielo protector paperback · 2015 · Galaxia Gutenberg · 281 pages · 9788416252374
The Sheltering Sky audiobook · 2014 · Brilliance Audio · 9781480560024
The Sheltering Sky audiobook · 2014 · Brilliance Audio · 9781480559882
The Sheltering Sky paperback · 2014 · Ecco · 327 pages · 9780062351487
Sheltering Sky edition · 2011 · HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062119339
El cielo protector paperback · 2010 · Austral · 355 pages · 9788432248177
El cielo protector paperback · 2009 · Rayo · 272 pages · 9780061756856
El cielo protector paperback · 2007 · Seix Barral · 355 pages · 9788432228049
Sheltering Sky edition · 2006 · Penguin · 352 pages · 9780141023427

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