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Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles

Naissance December 30, 1910 · Décès November 18, 1999

Originaire de Queens, New York, United States · Nationalité : United States

Wikipedia

Paul Frederic Bowles (30 décembre 1910 – 18 novembre 1999) fut un compositeur, écrivain et traducteur américain expatrié. Il fut associé à Tanger, où il s'installa en 1947 et vécut pendant 52 ans, jusqu'à la fin de sa vie.

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).

  1. 1Un thé au SaharaUn thé au Sahara1948
  2. 2Let It Come DownLet It Come Down1952
  3. 3La maison de l'araignéeLa maison de l'araignée1955
  4. 4A Hundred Camels in the CourtyardA Hundred Camels in the Courtyard1962
  5. 5Leurs Mains Sont BleuesLeurs Mains Sont Bleues1963
  6. 6La Jungle RougeLa Jungle Rouge1966
  7. 7ScenesScenes1968
  8. 8Collected Stories, 1939-1976Collected Stories, 1939-19761979
  9. 9Réveillon à TangerRéveillon à Tanger1981
  10. 10She Woke Me up so I Killed HerShe Woke Me up so I Killed Her1985
  11. 11Après toi le délugeAprès toi le déluge1988
  12. 12Unwelcome WordsUnwelcome Words1988
  13. 13A Thousand Days for Mokhtar, and Other StoriesA Thousand Days for Mokhtar, and Other Stories1989
  14. 14Without StoppingWithout Stopping1989
  15. 15Points in TimePoints in Time1990
  16. 16DaysDays1991
  17. 17Too Far from HomeToo Far from Home1992
  18. 18A Distant EpisodeA Distant Episode1996
  19. 19Collected Stories & Later WritingsCollected Stories & Later Writings2002
  20. 20The Stories of Paul BowlesThe Stories of Paul Bowles2006
  21. 21Collected StoriesCollected Stories2010
  22. 22Delicate PreyDelicate Prey
  23. 23The Thicket of Spring; Poems, 1926-1969The Thicket of Spring; Poems, 1926-1969

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