Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles (December 30, 1910 - November 18, 1999), was an American composer, author, and traveler.

Later years

After the death of Jane Bowles in 1973 in Malaga, Spain, Bowles continued to live in Tangier, writing and receiving visitors to his modest apartment. In 1995 Paul Bowles made a rare and final return to New York for a festival of his music at the Lincoln Center and a symposium and interview held at the New School for Social Research.

Related Topics:
Malaga, Spain - 1995 - Lincoln Center - New School for Social Research

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Paul Bowles died of heart failure at the Italian Hospital in Tangier on November 18, 1999 at the age of 88. The following day a full-page obituary appeared in The New York Times. Although he had lived in Morocco for 52 years, he was buried in Lakemont, New York, next to the graves of his parents and grandparents.

Related Topics:
November 18 - 1999 - The New York Times - Lakemont, New York

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