Review of 'The Sheltering Sky'

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles

A disturbing tale following a couple (Port and Kit) who travel with a friend (Tunner) to Tangiers in an attempt to re-discover themselves but in the process their true characters are exposed as is their slightly (perhaps more than “slightly”) disturbed minds. The local people and places they visit are the sane ones in this drama as the main characters travel from place to place in avoidance of one another as well as themselves. I found this book a bit difficult to get into but after a while I was able to read without difficultly. An interesting counter-revolutionary book written before the profusion of such writers in the 50s and 60s.

Rating: “A bit better than average”


Genre: General Fiction