Collected stories, 1939-1976
- ISBN
- 0876853963
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 417
- Genre
- Short Stories
- Location
- 014
About the book
Collected Stories 1939–1976 by Paul Bowles gathers 39 short stories written across four decades, primarily set in North Africa and Latin America. Bowles explores themes of cultural alienation, human vulnerability, obsession, and the breakdown of Western rationalism when confronted with unfamiliar or hostile environments. The collection includes famous works such as "A Distant Episode," "Pages from Cold Point," and "The Circular Valley".