{"product_id":"the-sheltering-sky-paperback","title":"The Sheltering Sky - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Sheltering Sky \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most original, even visionary, works of fiction to appear in the twentieth century.\" --Tobias Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It stands head and shoulders above most other novels published in English since World War II.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this existential classic of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend other cultures--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheltering Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the Sahara desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sheltering Sky\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark of twentieth-century literature. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, \u003cem\u003eThe Sheltering Sky\u003c\/em\u003e explores the limits of humanity when it touches the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064137412742,"sku":"9780062351487","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/lW84VU_StC9780062351487.webp?v=1781314083","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/the-sheltering-sky-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}