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Let It Come Down

A Novel

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Let It Come Down

By: Paul Bowles
Narrated by: Tom Zahner, Raphael Corkhill
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In Let It Come Down, Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism.

©1952 Paul Bowles (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
Historical Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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The sneering let's up a few chapters in. Apart from that, well worth the read!

Slow Burn

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I previously listened to "The Sheltering Sky". "Let It Come Down", while a completely different story, is the same . . . everything else.

Although the stories are individual and distinct, they are very similar books in style, pacing, characters and plot. In short: Foriegner + culture shock + self loathing + moral depravity = Bowles' storytelling.

If you enjoy Bowles subject matter and style of writing, you will enjoy this book.

Very much enjoyed - NOT for everyone.

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The narrator seemed torn between an American and English accent which delivered every line with a kind of sneering contempt. I had to give up, but Bowles is brilliant.

Couldn’t get past the sneering narrator

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