When Paul Bowles turned eight he began keeping an imaginary diary, which he illustrated. On the paulbowles's website you can see select pages of his Holograph Juvenilia Notebook.

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Paul Bowles publishes "The Scorpion" in 1945.
The short novel was inspired by his reading of indigenous Mesoamerican myths.

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Manuscript notebook with a transcription of an interview with Mohamed Choukri, c. 1975 (courtesy of University of Delaware Library Special Collections and Museums).

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A selection of travel photography by Paul Bowles himself is available to view on the Paul Bowles website.

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Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1945.
Find out more at www.paulbowles.org.

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On 4 December 1949, #TennesseeWilliams published an enthusiastic review of #TheShelteringSky in the New York Times Book Review. You can read the review on the #PaulBowles website: www.paulbowles.org/paul-bowles/....

Paul Bowles's hands by Cherie Nutting.

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Covers of Paul Bowles' books translated into different languages. You can find more in the library section of the website paulbowles.org.

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Quote from The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles.

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Paul Bowles hardcover notebook with drafts for several stories (1976-1988)

Hardcover notebook (100 sheets, 15.5X21cm) containing notes and drafts of various texts (private collection).

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Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1944

Find out more at www.paulbowles.org.

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Reseña del libro Nota de la autora: Esta reseña puede contener spoilers. Si quieres evitar los spoilers, puedes hacer click aquí para l... by vickaboleyn

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¡Hola y bonito día! Les comparto la reseña de un libro muy interesante que leí este mes en la biblioteca.

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Spoiler-free book review by a Mexican Anthropologist #8: “Days and Travels”, by Paul Bowles After some time inactive here, I come back with the review of a book I found in the University’s library near home.

English version: medium.com/p/6f7d9b27aa...

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Jane Auer was born today in 1917!
American writer and playwright, she married Paul Bowles in 1938.

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Quote from an interview with The New York Times in 1995.

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Which Paul Bowles book would you share with a friend?

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Patricia Highsmith first visited Tangier in 1988. On that occasion, a friend told her, "I hope you see Paul Bowles while you're there, because without Paul, Tangier wouldn't be Tangier."

... and she visited him.

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Paul Bowles reads "Baptism of Solitude": from the collection of essays Their Heads are Green and Their Hands Are Blue. Listen to the complete recording here: www.paulbowles.org/writings/Pau...

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Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1943

Find out more at www.paulbowles.org.

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A glimpse into the Paul Bowles Library!

Visit the website to see the full collection!

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A free and fearless spirit—one who made few concessions to convention.

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In the week of Paul Bowles's birthday, we are very glad to share with you this newly discovered, previously unreleased score: Akashic Melody for flute, written in 1989.

Thank you to flutist Stathis Karapanos for performing it for us.

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Paul Bowles American writer and composer Paul Bowles was BOTD in 1910. Born in New York City to wealthy middle-class parents, he composed poetry and music from an early age, publishing his first poem at 17. Wh…

Bisexual American writer and composer Paul Bowles, best known for his novel “The Sheltering Sky”, was BOTD in 1910. #paulbowles #bornonthisday #supergays #theshelteringsky

📖 #TalDíaComoHoy en 1910 nacía en Nueva York #PaulBowles, viajero incansable y autor de una de las novelas más hipnóticas y oníricas ambientadas en el norte de África, "El cielo protector" (1949).
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The soul is the weariest part of the body.

- Paul Bowles, The sheltering sky
born on this day, 1910

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“Security is a false God. Begin to make sacrifices to it and you are lost.”

✒️ #PaulBowles, American expatriate composer, author, and translator ("The Sheltering Sky"), was #BOTD 30 December 1910 #Literature

You can learn so much about a man from his library.

The entire #PaulBowles library is available on the official website:
www.paulbowles.org/library/visu...

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Festivities #giftidea: "Dream Cantata & a selection of early song", a collection of lost scores by Paul Bowles.

Listen: paulbowles.lnk.to/dreamcantata

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Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1941

Find out more at www.paulbowles.org.

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