Paul Bowles

Also known as Paul Frederic Bowles

American composer and writer (1910–1999)

Person · Open Library

Born: December 30, 1910
Died: November 18, 1999
Works: 190

Top works

The sheltering sky
M'hashish
The hours after noon
Granta En Espanol #3
The Other Persuasion

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Morocco
Active from: 1910-12-30
Active to: 1999-11-18

Discography

Official site Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,599
Total plays: 37,826

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations
· 1958 · cited 70,588x
“Mini-mental state”
· 1975 · cited 67,761x
Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,549x
Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 44,773x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,730x

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Quotes

“No one can ever heap enough insults upon me to suit my taste. I think we all really thrive on hostility, because it's the most intense kind of massage the ego can undergo. Other people's indifference is the only horror.”
“Many days later another caravan was passing and a man saw something on top of the highest dune there. And when they went up to see, they found Outka, Mimouna and Aicha; they were still there, lying the same way as when they had gone to sleep. And all three of the glasses... were full of sand. That was how they had their tea in the Sahara.”
“For in order to avoid having to deal with relative values, he had long since come to deny all purpose to the phenomenon of existence — it was more expedient and comforting.”
“A black star appears, a point of darkness in the night sky's clarity. Point of darkness and gateway to repose. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.”
“Africa was a big place and would offer its own suggestions”
“For God's sake, sit down. You look like a Calvinist rector telling his flock about Hell.”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1910-12-30 ) December 30, 1910, Queens , New York , United States
Died: November 18, 1999 (1999-11-18) (aged 88), Tangier , Morocco
Occupations: American composer, author and translator
Notable work: The Sheltering Sky

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.paulbowles.org
Image: פול בולס.jpg

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date of birth: 1910-12-30
date of death: 1999-01-01
P12674: Rosa Albach-Retty
Commons category: Paul Bowles

Sources (5)

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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Paul Bowles, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Paul Frederic Bowles (/boʊlz/; December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999) was an American composer, author, and translator. He became associated with the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his life.

Following a cultured middle-class upbringing in New York City, during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before making several trips to Paris in the 1930s. He studied music with Aaron Copland, and in New York wrote music for theatrical productions, as well as other compositions. He achieved critical and popular success with his first novel The Sheltering Sky (1949), set in French North Africa, which he had visited in 1931.