# Collected Stories

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- Book: [Collected Stories](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-bowles/collected-stories) ([Collected Stories.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-bowles/collected-stories.md))
- Authors: [Paul Bowles](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-bowles)
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4119-135-5
- Pages: 672
- Published: 2009-12-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In these hauntingly beautiful stories of abandonment and vengeance, extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; a splash of water triggers an explosion of violence; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Masterfully written, these are chilling tales from sun-drenched and brutal climes.