Call at Corazon

by Paul Bowles

Genres: Short Stories, Literature, Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Paul Frederic Bowles grew up in New York, and attended college at the University of Virginia before traveling to Paris, where became a part of Gertrude Stein's literary and artistic circle. Following her advice, he took his first trip to Tangiers in 1931 with his friend, composer Aaron Copeland.

In 1938 he married author and playwright Jane Auer (see: Jane Bowles). He moved to Tangiers permanently in 1947, with Auer following him there in 1948. There they became fixtures of the American and European expatriate scene, their visitors including Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal. Bowles continued to live in Tangiers after the death of his wife in 1973.

Bowles died of heart failure in Tangier on November 18, 1999. His ashes were interred near the graves of his parents and grandparents in Lakemont, New York.

Reviews

[Isabella Wordsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enticing and Exciting. Each story leaves you breathless at the end with a gut sinking moment of dread each story with a shocking twist or turn

[Nicole]

Deliciously amusing short stories by Paul Bowles. If I ever turn into the character Chaila in At Paso Rojo have a serious talk with me. She is one crazy 40 year old woman.