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Currently, Paul Bowles is 113 years, 3 months and 28 days old. Paul Bowles will celebrate 114rd birthday on a Monday 30th of December 2024. Below we countdown to Paul Bowles upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Paul Bowles |
Occupation | Composer |
Age | 110 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | December 30, 1910 (New York) |
Birthday | December 30 |
Town/City | New York |
Nationality | New York |
Paul Bowlesโs zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Paul Bowles was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
An American composer, translator, and author, he is best known for his 1949 novel, The Sheltering Sky, which is set in North Africa and explores the themes of alienation and existential despair. He also composed and recorded Moroccan music and music for the theater and published numerous short story collections and poetry volumes.
He attended the University of Virginia and later studied music with composer Aaron Copland.
He lived in Tangier for the last fifty-two years of his life.
He was the son of a New York City dentist. He married playwright Jane Auer in 1938.
Gore Vidal called Bowles' short stories some of the best works of short fiction ever written by an American.