'’Sexual perversion, spiritual bankruptcy, violence, madness, nihilism – that's what Bowles writes about. ‘'A phenomenon rarer than sword-swallowing: a work of fiction which also happens to be a work of art'’ ‘'Now and then, perhaps once in five or six years, a novel appears which does not repeat the pattern of commonplace existence that readers of novels know so well, but makes us realise that our life is extraordinary. The first novel of one of the most fascinating and elusive writers of modern times, 'The Sheltering Sky' is a mesmerising story of love and alienation. Port, a musician, is seeking inspiration Kit, his wife, hopes their adventure together will save their marriage. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Morocco – uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other.
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