Things Gone and Things Still Here [Paperback]

Paul Bowles (Author)

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Paul Bowles was born in 1910 and studied music with composer Aaron Copland before moving toTangier, Morocco, with his wife, Jane. He remained in Morocco, and- it served as the inspiration for The Sheltering Sky, which waspublished in 1949. It was followed by TheDelicate Prey, Let It Come Down, The Spider'sHouse and Without Stopping, a memoir thatdescribes his legendary associations with members of the Beat Generation. Bowles's prolific career included many musical compositions, collections of short fiction, and books of traveland poetry and translations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press (July 5, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876853416
• ISBN-13: 978-0876853412
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,943,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Things gone and things still here, April 9, 2000

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This review is from: Things Gone and Things Still Here (Paperback)

This book gives a true-to-life account of Paul Bowles life in morocco. It gives examples of the things that go on there that you wouldn't expect to find in an ordinary travel guide. I'd reccomend this book to people that were going to Morocco so that they could get a taste of the dark underside of the area. It was a good book and for the most part easy to read. The stories, like most of Bowles work, stick in your head long after reading them.