{"product_id":"travels-collected-writings-1950-1993-9780062067630","title":"Travels: Collected Writings, 1950-1993","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bowles is at his best when writing about places. He can evoke a place with a few sure strokes.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His work is art. At his best, Bowles has no peer.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravels\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling anthology of the travel writings of Paul Bowles, author of the era-defining post-war novel \u003cem\u003eThe Sheltering Sky\u003c\/em\u003e. The acclaimed essays in \u003cem\u003eTravel\u003c\/em\u003e--never before collected in a single volume--span more than sixty years and range from Bowles's early days in Paris to his time spent in Ceylon, Thailand, Kenya, and his expatriate life in Morocco. Insightful, exciting, and evocative, featuring original photographs throughout, \u003cem\u003eTravels\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning collection of rarely seen shorter works--a showcase of the literary artistry of one of the truly great American writers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBowles, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePaul Bowles was born in 1910 and studied music with composer Aaron Copland before moving to Tangier, Morocco. A devastatingly imaginative observer of the West's encounter with the East, he is the author of four highly acclaimed novels: \u003cem\u003eThe Sheltering Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLet It Come Down\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Spider's House\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUp Above the World\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to being one of the most powerful postwar American novelists, Bowles was an acclaimed composer, a travel writer, a poet, a translator, and a short story writer. He died in Morocco in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491413856530,"sku":"9780062067630","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9784163-6bdd-4dde-8425-c17df0d00200.jpg?v=1730540610","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/travels-collected-writings-1950-1993-9780062067630","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}