Paul Frederic Bowles Libros

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 explosion of violence; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Masterfully written, these are chilling tales from sun-drenched and brutal climes.

Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien society, and the gap in understanding between cultures -- recurrent themes of Paul Bowles's writings -- The Spider's House is dramatic, brutally honest, and shockingly relevant to today's political situation in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Kit y Port, un matrimonio norteamericano, se adentran en las profundidades de África huyendo de los efectos que la Segunda Guerra Mundial ha provocado en el mundo occidental y civilizado. Durante el viaje, que realizan junto a un amigo llamdo Tunner, descubrirán todo un universo desconocido en el árido paisaje del Sáhara que irá hundiéndolos en el infierno de sus propias vidas. A medio camino entre la novela de viajes y el relato autobiográfico, esta obra fue llevada al cine por Bernardo Bertolucci, en una película protagonizada por Debra Winger y John Malkovich.