 First edition | |
| Author | Paul Bowles |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House (US) |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 307 pp |
| ISBN | 0-88001-263-3 |
The Delicate Prey and Other Stories is a collection of 17 works of short fiction by Paul Bowles, published in 1950 by Random House.[1] [2]
Typical of Bowles's oeuvre, the majority of the stories in this volume are set in Latin American and North Africa. Only two are set in the United States.[3][4][5]
Bowles, at the time of its publication, was known primarily for his work as an American modernist composer. The Delicate Prey and Other Stories established him as a notable literary talent.[6][7][8] The stories published in this collection include a number of chef-d'oeuvres, including "A Distant Episode", "Pages from Cold Point" and "The Delicate Prey".[9]
- ^ Hibbard, 1993 p. 3: Random House "...brought out [the collection] in November, 1950..."
- ^ Good Reads description
- ^ Hibbard, 1993 p. 3, And p.xi: "One of the most distinguishing features of Bowles's fiction is his use of foreign settings."
- ^ Vidal, 1979: "The stories fall into rough categories…Mexico and North Africa are the principal settings. Landscape is all-important in a Bowles story."
- ^ Hibbard, 1993 p. 237
- ^ Hibbard, 1993 p. 12
- ^ Hibbard, 1993 p.ix: Vidal: "His stories are among the best ever written by an American…as a short story writer, he has few equals in the second half of the twentieth century."
- ^ Hibbard, 1993: The collection "established a range of themes…helped secure Bowles's literary reputation. These early works were responsible for creating in large part the image most readers and critics have of the author today [1993]."
- ^ Hibbard, 1993: "...'The Delicate Prey' and 'A Distant Episode, two stories for which Bowles is perhaps best known."