Stories of Paul Bowles

"One of the attractions of a comprehensive collection like this is the map it lays down of the author's development: the long contours and big shapes of the Bowles career are visible as we work through the pages and the decade. Not, it has to be said, that much development is visible. There is a monolithic sameness about Bowles's designs, viewed in bulk. His narratives revolve around a handful of staple situations....Stylistically, Bowles gets the most out of a stripped-down, unemotive prose. Few major writers employ, to better effect, a thinner vocabulary."Bowles, Paul is the author of 'Stories of Paul Bowles', published 2001 under ISBN 9780066212739 and ISBN 0066212731.