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A beautiful 65th anniversary paperback edition of the landmark literary work by acclaimed author Paul Bowles.In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life--when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.… (plus d'informations)
I read this after watching the movie and felt the book added a lot of context missing in the movie. Although the movie was very enjoyable as a beautiful, atmospheric period piece, much of the book takes place in the thoughts of the characters and can not be easily conveyed on the screen.
This is not a book about right or wrong, good vs evil, and there is little in the way of a story line so it will not appeal to many people. ( )
Considerada como una de las 100 mejores novelas del siglo xx, El cielo protector narra el viaje al desierto del Sáhara de Port Moresby y su esposa Kit, acompañados de su amigo Tunner. Organizado inicialmente como una forma de salvar el matrimonio, el viaje se convertirá en una pesadilla. Llegados de Nueva York, los tres protagonistas chocarán con una realidad para ellos incomprensible donde nada es nunca lo que parece y que les llevará a descubrir en sí mismos la profundidad del mal que anida en todo corazón humano. Como dijo Tennessee Williams, ésta es «una novela salvaje y aterradora, una alegoría del hombre y sus desiertos».
This is the third time I've read this classic. Bowles knowledge of the setting (Algeria) and his descriptive powers make this a delight to read. An unhappy young couple travel through this part of the world along with Tunner, their friend. Tunner likes Kit, Port's wife, and Kit knows she could make use of him to interest her husband in her again. She doesn't though, because he's not stomachable. Characters in this story are fascinating, as is what happens to Kit's life after Port contracts typhus. ( )
Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un joven y refinado matrimonio de Nueva York, Port y Kit Moresby, viaja al desierto norteafricano acompañado de su amigo Tunner. Bajo el impresionante paisaje que los rodea se esconden los peligros de una cultura que les es completamente ajena y un entorno natural hostil. Poco a poco, el vacío y la crueldad del lugar los conducen hasta los límites de la razón.
There is a curiously double level to this novel. The surface is enthralling as narrative. It is impressive as writing. But above that surface is the aura that I spoke of, intangible and powerful, bringing to mind one of those clouds that you have seen in summer, close to the horizon and dark in color and now and then silently pulsing with interior flashes of fire. And that is the surface of the novel that has filled me with such excitement.
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[Book One]
"Each man's destiny is personal only insofar as it may happen to resemble what is already in his memory."
--Eduardo Mallea
[Book Two]
"'Good-bye,' says the dying man to the mirror they hold in front of him. 'We won't be seeing each other any more.'"
--Valery
[Book Three]
"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."
--Kafka
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To Jane
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He awoke, opened his eyes.
Si svegliò, aprì gli occhi. La stanza gli diceva poco o niente, profondamente immerso com'era nel non-essere da cui era appena affiorato. Se l'energia di accertare la propria collocazione nel tempo e nello spazio gli mancava, gliene mancava anche il desiderio. Sapeva soltanto di esistere, d'avere attraversato vaste regioni per ritornare dal nulla; c'era, al centro della sua coscienza, la certezza di una tristezza infinita e al tempo stesso rassicurante, perché era la sola ad essergli familiare.
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At the edge of the Arab quarter the car, still loaded with people, made a wide U-turn and stopped; it was the end of the line.
In quel momento stava passando un tram affollato, gremito in gran parte di scaricatori del porto indigeni, in tuta blu. Nell'interno le luci fioche vacillavano, la gente in piedi ondeggiava. Aggirato l'angolo, sempre scampanellando, si avviò su per la salita oltre il Café d'Eckmühl-Noiseux, dove i tendoni sbattevano nella brezza della sera, oltre il Bar Métropol la cui radio era assordante, oltre il Café de France, luccicante di ottoni e specchi. Si spingeva avanti rumorosamente, aprendosi un varco tra la folla che riempiva la strada, poi sferragliò attorno a un altro angolo e infine cominciò la lenta ascesa dell'Avenue Galliéni. In basso, apparvero le luci del porto, distorte dal movimento dell'acqua. Poi, edifici più squallidi si profilarono nel buio, le strade divennero più oscure. Al margine del quartiere arabo il tram, ancora carico di gente, descrisse un'ampia svolta a U e si fermò; era arrivato al capolinea.
A beautiful 65th anniversary paperback edition of the landmark literary work by acclaimed author Paul Bowles.In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life--when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.
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This is not a book about right or wrong, good vs evil, and there is little in the way of a story line so it will not appeal to many people. (