A chance encounter while holidaying in Central America leads an American couple, the Slades, to befriend the charming, handsome Grove Soto and his young Cuban mistress. But as the Slades' trip becomes prolonged and they grow increasingly dependent on their new acquaintances, an undercurrent of cruelty begins to disturb the comfort and niceties to which they are accustomed. Up Above the World shows Paul Bowles to be a master of the tension and horror of rising viciousness.
| ISBN: | 9780141191386 |
| Publication date: | 3rd December 2009 |
| Author: | Paul Bowles |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 223 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
A chance encounter while holidaying in Central America leads an American couple, the Slades, to befriend the charming, handsome Grove Soto and his young Cuban mistress. But as the Slades' trip becomes prolonged and they grow increasingly dependent on their new acquaintances, an undercurrent of cruelty begins to disturb the comfort and niceties to which they are accustomed. Up Above the World shows Paul Bowles to be a master of the tension and horror of rising viciousness.
Up Above the World features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Up Above the World is available in Paperback
Up Above the World was written by Paul Bowles and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Up Above the World has 223 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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