The Sheltering Sky
American novelist, 1910–1999.
The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel by Paul Bowles.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Paul Bowles
- First published
- 1949
- Length
- 368 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Psychological, Adventure, Migration and identity
Is The Sheltering Sky worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 97 | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Sheltering Sky
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2004), 368 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2004)
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780141187778
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Sheltering Sky
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Sheltering Sky
If you liked The Sheltering Sky, try Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse or The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
