Paul Bowles had already established himself as an important composer when at age 39 he published the sheltering sky and became recognized as one of the most powerful writers of the postwar period. From his base in tangie...Paul Bowles had already established himself as an important composer when at age 39 he published the sheltering sky and became recognized as one of the most powerful writers of the postwar period. From his base in tangier he produced globally ranging novels, stories, and travel writings that set exquisite surfaces over violent undercurrents.