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The Sheltering Sky - Wikipedia

Rereading this fine novel I discovered and enjoyed in the early 80s. When Bertolucci made it into a film by the late 80s, I had a project of interviewing Paul Bowles in Tangiers, where he lived. It would have been a fine project which would have sold well to lifestyle or fashion magazines, like Elle or Vogue, or papers. But I never did it. But my infatuation with Bowles grew to such a degree I own nearly everything he has ever written, and by the beginning of the 90s, shortly after his death I think, I also had a biography of him brought over from NY. The movie, by the way, is very good, with John Malkovich in the leading role. I have been in Morocco and the Sahara and can assure it. If you ever get the chance to see it, don't miss it.

A scene from that movie:

 

Get the Tangier Traveler Look of The Sheltering Sky — Vogue | Vogue

I consider Bowles a protobeat.

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7 minutes ago, rostasi said:

Setting aside the somewhat "difficult" working relationship I currently have with Blank Forms (disclosure),
I'm still impressed by their beautiful attention to detail in practically all of their books. It's a wonderful 500
page hardback that has nearly 30 articles, LOTS of beautiful color photos and B&W graphics of various
fliers and general drawings. Got it last week, but am just starting it today. Skipping thru, there's a lot to see
and it's very definitely becoming a permanent part of my collection (like the other five[?] books).

Thanks, that's good to hear that your impressions are positive (despite the source).  Mine is a paperback edition but hopefully the quality control will be maintained.  I'm looking forward to its arrival along with the two Cherry albums they're releasing.

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On 4/23/2021 at 11:38 PM, Brad said:

I ran across this story via an interview by Ethan Iverson with Gerald Early; the interview was discussed here.

Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin.

https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/2B-HUM/Readings/Baldwin-Sonnys-Blues.pdf

It's taken from The Jazz Fiction Anthology, published by Indiana University Press.  

Fascinating - I'd never read Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" before - 50s, heroin, jazz ...

Followed up with the Gerald Early/ Ethan Iverson discussion.

Many thanks

 

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1 minute ago, Quasimado said:

Fascinating - I'd never read Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" before - 50s, heroin, jazz ...

Followed up with the Gerald Early/ Ethan Iverson discussion.

Many thanks

 

It’s a great — if that’s the right word — story. I found the Early/Iverson article through here (maybe Mark Stryker), which led me to the story. 

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16 hours ago, rostasi said:

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The tone of the academic framing, I could live with, as what is being framed is pretty useful, but dammit, I would pay extra for a bigger font!

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