![]() ![]() They offer Port a ride in their car to Boussif, leaving Kit and Tunner to take the train. Lyle, an obnoxious mother and son from Australia. In Oran, the Moresby's make the acquaintance of Eric and Mrs. Port suspects this, and one night he excuses himself to take a walk, ending up in bed with an Arab girl who robs him. Tunner is largely along for the ride, and he hopes to seduce Kit. Port prides himself on his commitment to his nomadic existence, but Kit is plagued by fear that every odd occurrence on their journey is an omen of impending doom. Port and Kit Moresby and George Tunner have just arrived in Oran, Algeria. They find themselves cut off from the certainties of home and are all but destroyed by what they experience. It follows three American travelers as they move farther from "civilization" in post-war Africa. The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles is a story of innocents abroad in an unfamiliar land. ![]()
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