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3.0 out of 5 stars
There's more to Tangier than Paul Bowles.,
By Lonsdale. (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tangier: City of the Dream (Paperback)
Finlayson writes well. He covers a lot of interesting people: Burroughs and Joe Orton to name a few. I thought Finalyson dwealt on Paul Bowles a little too much for my taste. He obviously knows more about Bowles than the rest; speaking of which I wish he had've included a chapter on Francis Bacon's time there, he is mentioned only twice and in passing. Finlayson concentrates his efforts, through Bowles on writers. Bacon's proclivities (this book deals mainly in salaious gossip) fit the books clear brief. Brion Gysin could have done with a chapter as well. Bowles comes across as a stuffy shirt, 'closet job' and in the end unfulfilled. Though Yacoubi's (Bowles' lover, though Finlayson's portrait is almost "in denial") adventure's with "majoun" are a riot! One almost feels sorry for Jane except she is painted like a twisted matron. Not a bad read though, well written and researched, bit of a romp really. For true Bowles-ophiles.
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Tangier: City of the Dream by Iain Finlayson (Paperback - Nov. 1993)
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