Midnight Mass - Softcover

Bowles, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876854765 ISBN 13: 9780876854761

Publisher: Black Sparrow Press,U.S., 1983

Synopsis

Set in Morocco, Thailand and Sri Lanka, these stories reverberate with vision, and, like Bowles'' novels, they are universal in their appeal.'

About this title

Review:

'A superb storyteller.' -- Life

'An original and important writer.' -- The Guardian

'Few writers have Paul Bowles's skill in evocation while making of the familiar something new and extraordinary.' -- The Times

'His short stories are among the best ever written by an American.' -- Gore Vidal

'The extreme beauty of Bowles's writing, his vibrant response to colour and sound, make [him] a "must" to anyone on the watch for outstanding talent.' -- Sunday Times

About the Author:

Born in New York in 1910, Paul Bowles came to Europe to study music with Aaron Copland. In 1938 he married Jane Auer, who was to achieve literary recognition under her married name of Jane Bowles. After the war they went to Morocco and settled in Tangiers. He is the author of the acclaimed novel The Sheltering Sky which has since become a modern classic and which was filmed by Bernardo Bertolucci. His other books include Let It Come Down, Call at Corazon, Points in Time and The Spider's House.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0876854765
• ISBN 13: 9780876854761
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174