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Expatriate Writer Paul Bowles on Finding Inspiration in Tangiers

For 45 years, Bowles has been writing novels, stories, essays, poetry and autobiography. He started out as a composer, studying with Aaron Copeland. Bowles was friends with Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas, and later became a "resident guru" for several generations of American writers including Tennesee Williams and William Burroughs. Since 1947, he's lived in Tangier, Morocco. Best known for his novel "The Sheltering Sky," he has a new anthology, called "Too Far From Home."

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Other segments from the episode on June 15, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 15, 1993: Interview with Molly Moore; Interview with Paul Bowles; Review of Andre Brink's novel "Cape of Storms."

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