Quote from “An allegory of man and his sahara”, Tennessee Williams’s review of The Sheltering Sky. #paulbowles #theshelteringsky #tennesseewilliams

Which Paul Bowles's book are you bringing with you today to celebrate #BookLoversDay? #BookLoversDay2026 #bookloversday📚 #PaulBowles

The Heart Grows Old has been composed by Paul Bowles in 1936. It has been written by Villiers David and performed by Sofia Kirwan-Baez and Zeynep Özsuca in 2024. You can find the song in the Dream Cantata collection paulbowles.lnk.to/dreamcantata paulbowles.org #dreamcantata #music #soprano

In the library of Paul Bowles you can find a collection of literary works exploring the cultural, historical, and medicinal significance of cannabis and its multifaceted aspects. #hemp #cannabis #opium #library

"He is a wonder, and I have learned a lot from him." Handwritten note by Leonard Bernstein to professor Lawrence J. Shifreen in a letter dated 03/10/77 www.paulbowles.org/music/on-pau... #Bernstein #composer #americancomposer

Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1950. Find out more at www.paulbowles.org.

Typescript with author’s corrections of the preface to She Woke Me Up so I Killed Her, c. 1984 (courtesy of University of Delaware Library Special Collections and Museums). #typewriter #handwriting #creativeprocess #paulbowles

In 1976, Gore Vidal wrote the introduction to Paul Bowles’s Collected Stories for Black Sparrow Press. You can read the complete introduction on the paulbowles.org website. #paulbowles #gorevidal #americanliterature

My Sister’s Hand in Mine has been written by Jane Bowles and composed by Paul Bowles. In 2024 it has been performed by Sofia Kirwan-Baez and Zeynep Özsuca. paulbowles.lnk.to/dreamcantata paulbowles.org #paulbowles #unreleased #music #dreamcantata #janebowles

In 1946, Paul Bowles translated Jean Paul Sartre’s Huis Clos [No Exit]. Bowles’s translation of the play remains the standard version for English language productions. #translation #quote #paulbowles #paulsartre

Since their encounter in 1960, Paul Bowles translated Mohammed Mrabet's oral tales until 1992. These have been published in fourteen different books. #mrabet #MohammedMrabet #storyteller #morocco #translations #paulbowles

Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1949. Find out more at www.paulbowles.org. #paulbowles

Join us in celebrating National Typewriter Day with Paul Bowles' original typewriter! #NationalTypewriterDay #paulbowles

The Irene Herrmann Paul Bowles music collection spans the dates 1935–2002, and consists of music manuscripts, published sheet music, and sound recordings related to the American composer and writer Paul Bowles, as collected by Irene Herrmann, the executor of his musical estate. #americancomposer

The Pool K III is Paul Bowles’s most significant work in musique concrète, a genre that uses recorded sounds as raw material. Composed in the late 1950s, last release is by Cadmus Editions/Dom America. Fully available on streaming platforms: paulbowles.lnk.to/poolkiii #sperimentalmusic

Paul Bowles and Jane Auer met in 1937 and get married in 1938. Through countless affairs on both sides they remained married and permanently attached to each other until Jane's death in 1973. Bowles said: "We played everything by ear. Each one did what he pleased." #paulbowles #janeauer #marriage

Notebook with handwritten notes for Bowles’s autobiography Without Stopping (1972) (courtesy of University of Delaware Library Special Collections and Museums). Find more at www.paulbowles.org #paulbowles #handwriting #notebook #autobiography #withourstopping

Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1948. Find out more at www.paulbowles.org. #trumancapote #gorevidal #paulbowles

In the Paul Bowles library you can find… The first number of Antaeus, the literary magazine founded by Paul Bowles and Daniel Halpern in Tangier in 1970. www.paulbowles.org/library #paulbowles #antaeus #library #librarylife #librarylove #books #booklovers #bookbook #bookcollection

James Purdy has been in steady correspondence with Paul Bowles since they met at Carl Van Vechten's house in 1957. #jamespurdy #paulbowles

Photo from the Paul Bowles Archive at the Fotostiftung Schweiz. Watch more photos from the archive on paulbowles.org. #paulbowles #morocco #travel #romantic

The tale The Night Before Thinking by Ahmed Yacoubi was recorded and translated by Bowles into English. This is the typescript of the short story. You can find the complete typescript on paulbowles.org website under the "Archives" section. #AhmedYacoubi #paulbowles #typescritp

This song is "Mes de Mayo" composed by Paul Bowles in 1944 and performed by Brian Staufenbiel (vocals) and Irene Herrmann (piano). Recorded in 1995. Listen on the full recording on www.paulbowles.org. #piano #opera #vocals #composer #paulbowles

Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1947. Find out more at www.paulbowles.org. #tangeri #AhmedYacoubi #theshelteringsky #1947 #paulbowles

In memory of the beloved Jane Auer Bowles, who died today in 1973, at the age of 56. #janeauer #janebowles

Scores for the songs "Yet in no Sleep" and "On a Quiet Conscience," 1945 #paulbowles #scores #music

In 1989, in a preface to a selection of stories written over a period of forty years, Paul Bowles explained his creative process. #paulbowles

Happy World Book Day! 🌍📚 Immerse yourself in the world of Paul Bowles' writing and discover his literary and musical legacy: www.paulbowles.org. #paulbowles #WorldBookDay #WorldBookDay2026

Thanks to invaluable details offered by Paul Bowles's library we can follow the trail of his reading and see the ways it weaves through his writing process. Explore Paul Bowles's library: www.paulbowles.org/library #ThankYouForLibrariesDay

Year by year, milestones in Paul Bowels’s life: 1946. Find out more at www.paulbowles.org. #1946 #paulbowles