The Portable Paul and Jane Bowles

by Paul Bowles, Jane Bowles, Millicent Dillon (Editor)

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories

611 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Paul Frederic Bowles grew up in New York, and attended college at the University of Virginia before traveling to Paris, where became a part of Gertrude Stein's literary and artistic circle. Following her advice, he took his first trip to Tangiers in 1931 with his friend, composer Aaron Copeland.

In 1938 he married author and playwright Jane Auer (see: Jane Bowles). He moved to Tangiers permanently in 1947, with Auer following him there in 1948. There they became fixtures of the American and European expatriate scene, their visitors including Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal. Bowles continued to live in Tangiers after the death of his wife in 1973.

Bowles died of heart failure in Tangier on November 18, 1999. His ashes were interred near the graves of his parents and grandparents in Lakemont, New York.

Reviews

[Lauren]

Some pretty wonderful stories set all over the world-they had quite the life the Bowles ,always traveling ,the characters are fascinating - i think i liked Jane Bowles stories best -a womans take of their adventures. Janes stories seemed very lonely and needy -and his kind of arrogant and self assured. made for very interesting reading.

[Alicia]

two of the most interesting americans that ever lived.

[Joel]

Save your time and grab any other Paul Bowles collection of short stories. Wouldn't recommend Jane's.

[Scott]

Ive read a lot of it: worth it for the jane Bowles stuff

[Lisa]

Such a cute couple. Y'know, if you can overlook the opium, and the affairs...

[Matthew Shifflett]

Magnificent...Two of my favorite writers, who just happened to be married to one another.