The Sheltering Sky

ISBN: 9780141023427

出版社: Penguin Books Ltd

出版年: 2006-01-26

页数: 352

定价: 104.00元

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

When The Sheltering Sky was first published in 1949, it established Paul Bowles as one of the most singular and promising writers of the postwar generation. Its startlingly original vision has withstood the test of time and confirmed Tennessee Williams's early estimation: "The Sheltering Sky alone of the books that I have . . . read by American authors appears to bear the spiritual imprint of recent history in the western world." In this classic work of psychological terror, Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them.

The story of three worldly young travelers Port Moresby, his wife, Kit, and their friend, Tunner--adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is merciless in its evocation of the emotional dislocation induced by a foreign setting. As the Americans embark on an ill-fated journey through desolate terrain, they are pushed to the limits of human reason and intelligence by the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert. Along the way, they encounter a host of enigmatic characters whose inarticulate strangeness seals the travelers off even more completely from the culture in which they are traveling, causing their fierce attachments to one another to unravel.

This special fiftieth anniversary commemorative edition of Bowles's unforgettable first novel includes the original New York Times review by Tennessee Williams and a preface the author wrote for his first novel before he died in 1999.

作者简介

保罗·鲍尔斯，1910年生于纽约，1999年去世。18岁以后他开始在欧洲、北非、墨西哥和南美洲旅行，并建立起一个音乐家的声誉。1945年二次大战结束以后，他开始集中写作小说。他的第一部长篇小说就是《情陷撒哈拉》，1949年出版后得了广泛的好评。

他一生写了4部长篇小说，超过100篇短篇小说。他同时还创作音乐作品。写诗，并且从十几岁开始就在文学杂志上发表作品。《时代》杂志称他为“他那个时代里最不同寻常的。最独特的，最有天赋的作家之一。

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