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Paul Bowles

A Life

Paul Bowles( )
Author: Carr, Virginia Spencer
ISBN:978-0-8101-2525-4
Publication Date:Jan 2009
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

Paul Bowles, best known for his classic 1949 novel, The Sheltering Sky, is one of the most compelling yet elusive figures of twentieth-century American counterculture. In this definitive biography, Virginia Spencer Carr has captured Bowles in his many guises: gifted composer, expatriate novelist, and gay icon, to name only a few.   Born in New York in 1910, Bowles' brilliance was evident from early childhood. His first artistic...
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Book Details
Pages:428
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.2 Inches
Author Biography
Carr, Virginia Spencer (Author)
Virginia Spencer Carr was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 21, 1929. She received a bachelor's degree from Florida State University, a master's degree in English from the University of North Carolina, and a doctorate from Florida State University. She is best known for her book The Lonely Hunter, which was published in 1975 and was the first full-length biography of Carson McCullers. Her other works include Dos Passos: A Life, Paul Bowles: A Life, and Understanding Carson McCullers. She was also the editor of Flowering Judas: Katherine Anne Porter. She died of liver disease on April 10, 2012 at the age of 82.

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