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Midnight Mass

by Paul Bowles · 1981

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Thirteen stories written in the five years between 1976 and 1981, "Midnight Mass" picks up where Bowles' Collected Stories left off, and includes the wonderful novella-length "Here to Learn", concerning a young Moroccan woman 'adopted' by various affluent Europeans.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 180 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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