Paul Bowles’ Living Legacy in Tangier
Paul Bowles literary and musical legacy continues to inspire the production of cultural radio documentaries throughout the world, especially in Europe.
Paul Bowles
Bowles & Kerouac and the Legation
Literary festival “Correspondances de Tanger” features Bernard Comment’s evocation of American beat writer Jack Kerouac.
Tangier 1949: Gore Vidal Ambushes Truman Capote
Arch literary enemies Gore Vidal and Truman Capote meet on the docks of Tangier.
Tangier “the White City” Turns Red
Tangier, once the “White City” on the Strait of Gibraltar, succumbs to waterproof red paint.
Midnight Spotlight: Paul Bowles Returns to Moroccan Airwaves
As a very nice spinoff from last week's Radio Tangier interview, tonight Thursday 9 February will feature a special two-hour Paul Bowles program, midnight – 2:00 AM (Morocco time or GMT; this would be 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time). Listeners across the world can tune into Moroccan National Radio Alidaa-Watania and/or Radio … Read more Midnight Spotlight: Paul Bowles Returns to Moroccan Airwaves
The 1952 Tangier Spring
"… are standing by in case they are needed in Tangier." Thanks to Trove, the "Digitised Newspapers and More" service of the National Library of Australia, we find the above clipping from the 05 April 1952 Sydney Morning Herald. From what I can determine, those "British troops at Gibraltar" were not in fact … Read more The 1952 Tangier Spring
Tennessee Williams’ A Cat On The Fire
Poster adapted by Serena Epstein, American School of Tangier As we walked, I showed Tennessee the Arabic translation of his play, and explained that the title in Arabic meant: A Cat On the Fire. Mohamed Choukri, Tennessee Williams in Tangier (1979, Cadmus Editions, translated by Paul Bowles) Choukri's little book recounts one of the playwright's … Read more Tennessee Williams’ A Cat On The Fire
New Blog Dedicated to Morocco’s Music Recorded by Paul Bowles
We are very excited about our latest project: establishing a new blog, "The Music of Morocco by Paul Bowles." It is still under construction, but readers can already listen to the first podcast. Readers of TALIMblog's previous posts on the Paul Bowles Centenary will know that TALIM commissioned the digital remastering of Bowles' recordings of … Read more New Blog Dedicated to Morocco’s Music Recorded by Paul Bowles
Tribute to Paul Bowles In Tangier
After 5 days of readings, exhibits, concerts, and walkabouts, Tangier's week in Homage to Paul Bowles has come to an end. Though most of the events were attended largely by a strongly European cultural crowd, it started and ended with programs well-attended by young Moroccans. "Every Reader Is a Translator," held at the Tangier School … Read more Tribute to Paul Bowles In Tangier
