In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers ...In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of north africa, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion.