Citations

“A black star appears, a point of darkness in the night sky's clarity. Point of darkness and gateway to repose. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.”
The Sheltering Sky, p. 210En anglais
“Every second, ten stars set behind the black water in the west.”
Points in Time, p. 28En anglais
“For God's sake, sit down. You look like a Calvinist rector telling his flock about Hell.”
Let It Come Down, p. 231En anglais
“Dr Slade went in to lunch in a state of desperate boredom tempered with resentment; it had shaken him a little to see how bad luck could be prolonged to such unlikely lengths.”
Up Above the World, p. 23En anglais
“For in order to avoid having to deal with relative values, he had long since come to deny all purpose to the phenomenon of existence — it was more expedient and comforting.”
The Sheltering Sky, p. 65En anglais

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Les livres de Paul Bowles dans l'ordre

Les livres de Paul Bowles dans l'ordre de parution, de Un thé au Sahara (1948) à Collected Stories (2010).