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Points in Time

by Paul Bowles · 1982

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In this intense and brilliant book Bowles focuses on Morocco, condensing experience, emotion, and the whole history of a people into a series of short, insightful vignettes. He distills for us the very essence of Moroccan culture. With extraordinary immediacy, he takes the reader on a journey through the Moroccan centuries, pausing at points along the way to create resonant images of the country, it's landscapes, and the beliefs and characteristics of its inhabitants.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisMoroccoMoroccoMore like thisLess of this
Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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