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        The Sheltering Sky


        setting

        North African Desert

        time

        WWII

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1949

        page count

        313

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Kit, Tunner, Port

        Rip's impressions

        Worth every word. This novel is morally, sexually, and politically disturbing––Heart of Darkness in the Desert. Definitely an intellectual's read.

        first line

        He awoke, opened his eyes.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)