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The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles. The story centers on Port Moresby and his wife Kit, a married couple originally from New York who travel to the North African desert accompanied by their friend Tunner. The journey, initially an attempt by Port and Kit to resolve their marital difficulties, is quickly fraught by the travelers' ignorance of the dangers that surround them. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.[1] The Modern Library also included it on their 100 best of the century, ranked at number 97. The novel was adapted by Bernardo Bertolucci into a 1990 film with the same title starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich, and with a screenplay by Mark Peploe. The movie was filmed in Morocco, Algeria, and Niger. In a 1993 interview just prior to his accidental on-set death, actor Brandon Lee paraphrased a passage from The Sheltering Sky.[3] Lee h

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Sheltering Sky First edition (later printing) AuthorPaul Bowles LanguageEnglish PublisherJohn Lehmann Publication date1949 Publication placeUnited States Media typePrint (hardback & paperback) Pages304 pp The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles. The story centers on Port Moresby and his wife Kit, a married couple originally from New York who travel to the North African desert accompanied by their friend Tunner. The journey, initially an attempt by Port and Kit to…

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