Paul Bowles’ Travel Essays – The Loss of Cultures

I am transported by Paul Bowles’ writing. His evocations of desert life, North African culture, and impending imperialization are excellent examples of the west’s need to “improve” other cultures by enforcing their own sense of propriety and rules. From 1931 to 1963, Paul Bowles details the changes wrought by aggressive cultures on Marrekech, Tangier, and […]