Book :: The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky
By: Paul Bowles
Pages: 352
Published: 1949
Genre(s): Africa
American
Travel
Rating: (4)

#515

22 points

I've Read It I Want To Read It

Users who've read this book...

bigmama goodreadsreader KalamazooDon 7oneill Katyoellis jvt4787 gHolly Omnibozo 133 more..

Users planning to read this book...

amyers73075@yahoo.com Bkwrm95 ryanrachel3 Natig ali Andreea666 mgeorgebrown89 Williamw 236 more..

The Sheltering Sky 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. A story about three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky explores the limits of...

-- Read more at Amazon


Reviews

Create an account or login to one you already have to add a review!

Polilla-Lynn Polilla-Lynn

This is a book I may not have chosen to read had I known more about it, but since it is a classic I am glad I did anyway. The main female character was totally selfish and irrational, in my opinion, and therefore all that happened to her was because of her seeming sense of superiority. Her lack of understanding of the ways of the people in whose country she was visiting was severely lacking, which led her into very dangerous situations. It's a fascinating read.

Jan 21st, 2019

bdubransky bdubransky

Sep 15th, 2018

forline forline

I didn't expect to like this but it grabbed me!

Dec 31st, 2017

laros76 laros76

Jun 18th, 2015

The Sheltering Sky appears on these lists...

83rd on The 20th Centrury's Greatest Hits by American Book Review

97th on 100 Best Novels by Modern Library