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Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien... read more
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The spring sun warmed the orchard.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Awards edit
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1956: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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