āBowles is at his best when writing about places. He can evoke a place with a few sure strokes.ā āNew York Times
āHis work is art. At his best, Bowles has no peer.ā āTime
Travels is a thrilling anthology of the travel writings of Paul Bowles, author of the era-defining post-war novel The Sheltering Sky. The acclaimed essays in Travelānever before collected in a single volumeāspan more than sixty years and range from Bowlesās early days in Paris to his time spent in Ceylon, Thailand, Kenya, and his expatriate life in Morocco. Insightful, exciting, and evocative, Travels is a stunning collection of rarely seen shorter worksāa showcase of the literary artistry of one of the truly great American writers of the twentieth century.
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