- Publisher:
- PENGUIN
- Year of publication:
- 2000
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-118777-8
- Pages:
- 255
THE SHELTERING SKY
PAUL BOWLES
'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.