[Rarebooks] FS: Paul Bowles ARCHIVE of 31 Letters

[Charles Agvent]

BOWLES, Paul. ARCHIVE OF 31 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs) and AUTOGRAPH 
LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs) "I WAS INVOLVED WITH BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI IN . . . 
'THE SHELTERING SKY'" Tangier, Morocco, 1978 - 91. Archive of 31 items 
SIGNED in full or as "Paul B.," each to Gregory Stephenson: 2 AUTOGRAPH 
LETTERS * 25 TYPED LETTERS * 4 AUTOGRAPH POSTCARDS. The letters, 
discussing publication of works by himself and other writers, and 
complaining of the bureaucratic and meteorological obstacles of life in 
Tangier. Together 31 pages, various sizes, letters on onionskin paper, 
some on personal stationery; condition. Each letter with the original 
envelope. Some excerpts: 12 April 1978: sending a typed poem [present, 
on a half-sheet of paper, unsigned] beginning, "There have been times, 
what with this and that/when the whisper of words was not enough."

27 May 1978: "...[T]hat's the way here; no one will cash checks if he 
can avoid it. At the same time, you can find people who will accept huge 
checks in dollars, made out on American banks, and without a murmur, if 
only someone whispers in their ears that the person has plenty of Money! 
"I must say I admire your system with regard to running your 
magazine--you pay for contributions, and that is a rare phenomenon 
nowadays, particularly for poems.... [T]hey consider the honor of being 
published sufficient recompense...."

14 June 1978: "...Things may get here late, but they generally reach me, 
unless the customs or censors get involved. In that case, one wishes the 
things had got lost before they arrived in Morocco, for one is obliged 
to make many visits to the various governmental agencies involved, and 
it becomes Kafkaesque...."

22 January 1980: "...[T]here has been absolutely no change in the 
attitude of the Moroccans since the Iranian trouble. They feel very 
little kinship with the Shia--in fact, some call them Jews--so that the 
excitement remains exterior to their interest. I do note a certain 
disappointment in the unbelligerent stance of the United States; they 
feel that America is afraid to attack Iran, and they wonder why...."

12 May 1981: "...I'm sorry the story is lost. It was about Andrew 
Layton's teeth. (18th Century event, happening in Essaouira.) I'll have 
to look and see what else I have, and send it to you in a day or so. The 
trouble is that like an idiot I sent you the original typescript, and 
now have nothing...."
17 June 1982: "...Once again I'll hold classes for the New York School 
of Visual Artists; I don't enjoy it at all, but it helps to pay part of 
my federal income tax (which is higher this year than it's ever been, 
quite as I expected when I heard that Reagan was 'lowering' taxes--for 
those with incomes over $250,000)."

12 January 1985: "...I just finished correcting the galleys for a volume 
of stories I translated from the Spanish, by a Guatemalan student I had 
here in 1980. City Lights is publishing it in the Spring. I expect 
William Burroughs here on the 19th of this month; I haven't seen him in 
years."

20 February 1990, ALS: "...I was involved with Bernardo Bertolucci in 
the filming of his version of The Sheltering Sky, and it took a lot of 
time and energy. He shot a lot of the film (particularly interior shots) 
here in Tangier before setting out for the south. By now he has finished 
the filming (in Niger) and is editing. I don't think the picture will be 
shown before autumn...."

  Generally Very Good to Fine. (#020080)        $9,500

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