num_pages: 432
description: Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting, and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien society, and the gap in understanding between cultures—recurrent themes of Paul Bowles's writings—The Spider's House is dramatic, brutally honest, and shockingly relevant to today's political situation in the Middle East and elsewhere.
language: English
title: The Spider's House
titlecomplete: The Spider's House
characters: Amar, Polly Burroughs (aka Lee Veyron), John Stenham, Hugh Kenzie, Alain Moss
genres: American, Historical Fiction, Africa, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Morocco, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1750
places: Fez
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Ecco