Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of the old city. His path soon crosses with the young, illiterate son of a healer, another outsider to the newly politicised life of Morocco, in this brutally honest novel of life in the midst of terrorism, violence and the ugly opportunism that accompanies both.
Bowles's most masterly novel combines his classic themes: the conflict of Eastern and Western cultures and the trials of otherness.
| ISBN: | 9780141191362 |
| Publication date: | 3rd December 2009 |
| Author: | Paul Bowles |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction |
Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of the old city. His path soon crosses with the young, illiterate son of a healer, another outsider to the newly politicised life of Morocco, in this brutally honest novel of life in the midst of terrorism, violence and the ugly opportunism that accompanies both.
Bowles's most masterly novel combines his classic themes: the conflict of Eastern and Western cultures and the trials of otherness.
The Spider's House features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Spider's House is available in Paperback
The Spider's House was written by Paul Bowles and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Spider's House has 432 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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