Most Popular Books by Paul Bowles

Let It Come Down, with its title from Macbeth, tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality abroad with which to identify himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers as he gives in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles''s second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism.

This edition presents a short story by Paul Bowles, illustrated by the photographer Vittorio Santoro.

Globalization and money – two concepts inextricably linked. In many ways the speed with which financial resources traverse the globe, the opportunities which this provides for the efficient allocation of resources, the possibilities which this creates for financial crises and traders who act as agents removed from the concerns of national citizens have come to symbolize the phenomenon, hopes and fears of ‘globalization’. However, inextricably linked they may be, but well understood they are not. In the case of national currencies, a wide variety of predictions and analyses can be found. For some, national currencies represent barriers to a seamless global economy. Others argue that national currencies will disappear due to the power of international financial markets which will force national governments to adopt more credible currencies and abandon their own. In contrast, others see imperialism or regionalism as the main challenges. Paul Bowles provides an innovative and systematic analysis of the implications of theories of globalization for national currencies. He critically examines whether, as a result, the world is heading for fewer currencies. He argues that the main ‘force of globalization’ which is endangering national currencies is that of globalization as ‘neoliberal globalism’. However there is no single neoliberal position on money and so the ‘contingent’ nature of neoliberalism explains why this particular force of globalization operates more strongly in some countries than others. This is demonstrated in case studies of four systemically significant currencies, namely, those of Australia, Canada, Mexico and Norway. National Currencies and Globalization will be of interest to researchers and students of International Political Economy, Politics, Economics and Finance.

Set in North Africa, these stories explore the themes of sexual perversion, racial antagonism, drug hallucination, superstition, justice and revenge.

As part of the series "Socialism and Social Movements", this volume explores the conditions and prospects of China moving toward a type of developmental state. The lessons of economic and political reform in Eastern Europe are discussed in relation to the overall topic.

International trade must be analysed within the historical context within which it occurs. Behind the statistics on trade flows lie power structures, class interests and international hierarchies. These change over time and how countries respond to them has critical implications for their citizen’s well-being. In this book, the history of trade in Australia, Canada and Mexico is analysed. Trade agreements are analysed in detail to explore the new forms that dependence and subordination have taken. Arguing that the free trade agreements are significantly biased in favour of the United States, the contributors analyse how each of the three countries are being subject to specific forms of re-peripheralisation and examine possible alternatives for a progressive future based on an integration in the global economy which enhances, rather than limits, democracy and social justice. By providing an historical and critical account of trade policy in the three countries, the book provides a welcome antidote to the ahistorical accounts of free trade supporters.

The Answer Is Still No is an important, urgent book that compiles interviews with people who live along the route of the proposed Enbridge pipeline in Northern British Columbia. The oil pipeline and supertankers – linking the tar sands of Alberta to the demand of the growing Asian market – are a key component of Canada’s strategy of natural resource extraction. But for the people living along the proposed pipeline route, Enbridge poses a massive environmental risk, which threatens their way of life. This edited collection takes the passionate words and voices of twelve citizens and activists and results in one powerful position when it comes to blind economic development at the expense of our environment and communities: The answer is still “no.”

Claudio Bravo is one of the world''s greatest hyperrealist painters, but such a label is too simple and insufficient for his dramatic, enigmatic work.

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. El cielo protector es la obra más aclamada de Paul Bowles y una de las cumbres de la literatura americana del siglo XX. Traducida íntegramente de nuevo, la novela incluye hoy el prólogo escrito por Bowles para la última edición americana que preparó en vida. Tennessee Williams, en una elogiosa crítica escrita para The New York Times Book Review en 1949, dijo de la obra: «En su aspecto externo, la novela es la narración de una asombrosa aventura. En su aspecto interno, El cielo protector es una alegoría de la aventura espiritual del hombre plenamente consciente en la vida moderna.»

Si narra che tre ragazze arabe provenienti dalle montagne avessero un solo grande sogno: quello di bere il tè nel Sahara; per questo misero assieme tutto il denaro che avevano e si fecero portare nel deserto, dove di duna in duna andarono in cerca si quella più alta: verranno poi ritrovare da una carovana nella stessa posa in cui si erano addormentate, con le tazze piene di sabbia. È questa la storia che una giovane donna del deserto racconta all’americano Porter Moresby, e simile a quello delle ragazze potrebbe essere il sogno di lui. Port ha lasciato new York, nel secondo dopoguerra, per fare un viaggio in Nord Africa, con sua moglie Kit e l’amico Gorge Tunnel. Port e Kit non si considerano turisti, bensì viaggiatori: non sanno dove si fermeranno, non hanno tempi prefissati per spostarsi, né un vero luogo cui fare ritorno. Nel loro peregrinare scoprono un paese culturalmente distante, dove gli occidentali si sentono sempre stranieri. Ciononostante, o forse proprio per questo, sotto i cieli assolati, complici il paesaggio sahariano e l’atmosfera del Magreb, la coppia in crisi cerca di ritrovare se stessa. E ci proverà attraverso vie tortuose, fatte di tradimenti e incomprensioni, lui convinto ch el’esistenza sia priva di significati, mentre lei ne è alla continua ricerca. In un crescendo di tensione, via via che il viaggio prosegue, la storia precipita verso il tragico epilogo. Il ‘tè nel deserto’ è il primo romanzo di Paul Bowles e il suo bestseller.

Περιγραφή βιβλίου Ύστερα από δέκα χρόνια γάμου, ο Πορτ και η Κιτ Μόρσμπερι, ένα σοφιστικέ ζευγάρι Αμερικανών, διαπιστώνουν πως, καθώς έχουν απομακρυνθεί ψυχικά και έχουν αποξενωθεί σεξουαλικά, δυσκολεύονται όλο και περισσότερο να συνεχίσουν να συμβιώνουν. Προσπαθώντας να βγουν από αυτό το αδιέξοδο, ταξιδεύουν στη Βόρεια Αφρική με σκοπό να διασχίσουν την Αλγερία – δεν έχουν καταλήξει στον ακριβή προορισμό τους, αλλά είναι αποφασισμένοι να αφήσουν πίσω τους τον σύγχρονο κόσμο. Αυτή η ανέμελή τους απόφαση όμως θα έχει τρομερές συνέπειες και για τους δύο. ΕΓΡΑΨΑΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ Ένα από τα πιο πρωτότυπα, θα έλεγε κανείς ενορατικά, λογοτεχνικά έργα του 20ού αιώνα. Tobias Wolff, συγγραφέας Ένα έργο που στέκεται επάξια στην πρώτη γραμμή της αγγλόφωνης μεταπολεμικής λογοτεχνίας. New Republic Ευφυές… Ένα βιβλίο δυνατό και διεισδυτικό, με εντάσεις που συγκλονίζουν. Evening Standard Μεταφέρθηκε στον κινηματογράφο από τον Μπερνάρντο Μπερτολούτσι, με πρωταγωνιστές την Ντέμπρα Γουίνκερ και τον Τζον Μάλκοβιτς. Ήταν ένα απόγευμα του Ιουλίου του 1947. Είχα μόλις ξυπνήσει από μια σιέστα που μου επέβαλλε η ζέστη, γιατί η Φεζ μπορεί να έχει πολύ υψηλές θερμοκρασίες το καλοκαίρι. Θυμάμαι την αποπνικτική ατμόσφαιρα στο κλειστοφοβικό δωμάτιο. «Θα ανοίξω το παράθυρο» σκέφτηκα «και από κάτω θα είναι το λιμάνι του Ουαχράν, και ο αέρας θα είναι φρέσκος και δροσερός». Ήμουν ήδη μέσα στο βιβλίο που ήθελα να γράψω. Paul Bowles Από τον πρόλογό του στο βιβλίο

Their Heads are Green and their Hands are Blue is an engaging collection of eight travel essays. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with locations in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Islamic worlds. A superb and observant traveler, Paul Bowles was a born wanderer who found pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with a matter-of-fact humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles'' characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to understand.

World-weary Anita escapes her routine NY life and joins her brother in the African desert, but here the boundaries of her world disintegrate and she finally is compelled to return to what she knows.