A selective list of online literary criticism for Paul Bowles, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association guidelines for web pages
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Caponi, Gena Dagel. "Paul Bowles: a study in contradictions" "Paul Bowles was a respected but little-known author until the 1990 film version of his novel, 'The Sheltering Sky.' His works articulated the views of American existentialism." A readable overview of Paul Bowles' reputation and work, from USA today, March, 1997 by Caponi
Caponi, Gena Dagel. A review of Paul Bowles: Romantic Savage "Gena Dagel Caponi has without doubt written the best book about Bowles and his art." Reviewed in Studies in Short Fiction, Wntr, 1995 by Irving Malin
Dillon, Millicent. A review of The Portable Paul and Jane Bowles by Millicent Dillon, reviewed in Studies in Short Fiction, Spring, 1995 by Irving Malin
Dillon, Millicent. You Are Not I: A Portrait of Paul Bowles (Univ. of Calif. Press, 1998). Publisher's blurb about the book
Dillon, Millicent. "Scenes From an Unusual Marriage" "A new biography of Paul Bowles pays particular attention to his relationship with Jane." A review of You Are Not I: A Portrait of Paul Bowles in the NY Times
Dillon, Millicent. First chapter of You Are Not I: A Portrait of Paul Bowles (Univ. of Calif. Press, 1998) available through the NY Times (one-time registration required)
Dillon, Millicent. A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles (Univ. of Calif. Press,1998). Publisher's blurb about the book
Espey, David. An introduction to Paul Bowles from the Literary Encyclopedia, 16 February 2005
Espey, David. "Remembering Paul Bowles" Espey writes about meeting Paul Bowles in Morocco when he was a Peace Corps volunteer in 1962-64
Field, Edward. "The Mystery of Alfred Chester" a long account of the writer Alfred Chester with some details about his strange relationship with Paul Bowles, in Boston Review, March/April 1993
Lisenbee, Kenneth, webmaster. The Authorized Paul Bowles Web Site, a Paul Bowles web site authorized by the estate of Paul Bowles. Contains an extensive bibliography for Paul Bowles, a bibliography for Jane Bowles, extended detail about Paul Bowles' musical works and scores, biographies and essays on Paul Bowles and Jane Bowles, a gallery of photographs, memorial essays and interviews, and more
Patteson, Richard F. "Tangier Days: Talking with Paul Bowles, 1984-1988" A short article about Paul Bowles in Tangier, from Conjunctions: the Web Forum for Innovative Writing
Weiss, Timothy. "Paul Bowles as Orientalist: Toward a Nomad Discourse" A critical analysis of Paul Bowles’s fascination with things oriental is careful to distinguish between Bowles's orientalism and the meaning that Orientalism has taken on as "a code for racism and imperialist sentiment." Journal of American Studies of Turkey 7 (1998)
Bowles obituary from the BBC, 11/19/99. Also his obituaries in the Guardian and in the NY Times
A NY Times feature page on Paul Bowles which contains links to Times original reviews of 'The Sheltering Sky,' reviewed by Tennessee Williams (1949) 'The Delicate Prey: And Other Stories' (1950) 'Let It Come Down' (1952) 'The Spider's House' (1955) 'Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue' (1963) 'Without Stopping: An Autobiography' (1972) additional reviews, articles about Bowles, and much more
Questions for discussion for The Sheltering Sky from Harper Academic
"Beat Bios." A review of four recent biographies considers what Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, and Paul Bowles have in common. In Raintaxi, Winter 2000, by Mark Terrill
"Paul Bowles opened the world of Hip. He let in the murder, the drugs, the incest, the death of the Square... the call of the orgy, the end of civilization," writes Jay McInerney on Paul Bowles, in Vanity Fair, epublished 9/1/85
Echoes of Sin City. "The Beat Generation, the Jet Set and the Beautiful People have abandoned Tangier, but in essential respects the city remains the same." From the travel section of the NY Times, 10/18/98
Miller, Jeffrey; Allen Hibbard, Kenneth Lisenbee. Catalogue of Paul Bowles' Literary Works. An extended list of primary works, interviews, biographies, secondary criticism, and manuscript collections for Paul Bowles. At the Authorized Paul Bowles Web Site
A University of Delaware online exhibit covers Paul Bowles and his manuscripts and provides information about primary sources there and at other libraries, with links to Paul Bowles manuscripts at the Univ. of Texas, National Library of Australia, UCLA and Yale
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