The sheltering sky

Description:

'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.

subjects: Americans,  Couples,  Fiction,  Marital conflict,  Social life and customs,  Travel,  Voyages and travels,  Morocco -- Social life and customs -- Fiction,  Romance fiction,  Morocco, fiction,  Fiction, psychological,  Fiction, romance, general,  Marriage,  Description and travel,  American Authors,  Fiction, general,  Mariage,  Romans, nouvelles,  Descriptions et voyages,  Ehepaar,  Identitätsfindung,  Amerikaner,  Novela estadounidense

Places: Morocco,  North Africa,  The Sahara Desert,  Sahara,  Amerikaner

Times: 1940's,  Siglo XX