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A Little Original Sin
Available again after a lengthy absence is the only biography of Jane Bowles, the powerful writer whom Tennessee Williams called, "the most important writer of prose fiction in modern American letters". 26 photos.
Two Serious Ladies
'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic' Tennessee Williams 'The book I give as a gift . . . It feels like giving someone an exotic fruit' Sheila Heti 'A modern legend . . . A very funny writer' Truman Capote 'Profoundly witty, genuinely unusual in its apprehensions, and bracingly, humanely true' Claire Messud I am going on a trip. Wait until I tell you about it. it's terrible. Miss Goering, an eccentric, impulsive New York heiress, resides in her house and tries not to be unhappy. Mrs Copperfield, an anxious, dutiful married woman, has a great fear of drowning, of lifts, of intruders in the night. Two serious ladies, nothing is natural for them and anything is possible. For Mrs Copperfield - a trip to Panama, where she abandons her husband for love of a local prostitute. For Miss Goering - a move to a squalid little house on an island and a series of sordid encounters with strangers. Both go to pieces -and both realise this is something they've wanted to do for years. With an introduction by Naoise Dolan A W&N Essential
Plain Pleasures
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CHRIS POWER 'The most important writer of prose fiction in modern American letters' Tennessee Williams 'A modern legend' Truman Capote 'Bowles is a master of the unforgettable phrase that no one else could have written' William S. Burroughs 'A dizzyingly original stylist' New York Times "It's the truth," the women said from their mattress "Everything is nice". Alva, a widow, states a preference for plain ordinary pleasures - only to get drunk and flirtatious, and pass out in a strange bed when she is asked out for the evening. Sadie, a spinster, goes to a holiday resort complete with pine groves, marshmallows and respectable clientele - to bring her nervous sister home, but instead comes to an eerie end herself. Mary, a little girl, spends her days in a clay pit leading an imaginary army of hard-muscled men. But hen a strange boy invades her headquarters, Mary abandons her soldiers to follow him home. Disturbing, unforgettable, totally unique - Jane Bowles' short stories explore the hidden lives of women that only appear ordinary. A W&N Essential
Jane Bowles: Collected Writings (LOA #288)
For her centenary (February 22, 2017), the most complete edition ever published of the brilliant modernist writings and evocative letters of an LGBT pioneer. Though Jane Bowles published only one novel, one play, and a handful of stories, her genius for spare prose and vivid dialogue had an outsized influence on her contemporaries. Tennessee Williams called her "the most important writer of prose fiction in modern American letters"; for John Ashbery she was "one of the finest modern writers of fiction in any language." Now, on the occasion of her centenary, Library of America presents the most complete edition ever published of Bowles's incomparable fiction, along with an extensive selection...
Out in the World
The correspondence of the American author portrays her personal life, her marriage to the writer and composer, Paul Bowles, and her struggle with illness.
