2: Writer PAUL BOWLES. For 45 years he's been writing novels, stories, essays, poetry and autobiography. But he started out as a composer. Aaron Copeland was his musical mentor. BOWLES was friends with and directed in a literary pursuit by Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas. Later, BOWLES became a "resident guru" for several generations of American writers including Tennesee Williams and William Burroughs. Since 1947, BOWLES has lived as an American expatriate in Tangier, Morocco. He's best known for his novel, "The Sheltering Sky," . He's written many books. His latest is "Too Far From Home: Selected writings of Paul Bowles," (Ecco Press). BOWLES is 82 years old.
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