Modern Classics: The Sheltering Sky

‘The Sheltering Sky’ is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere, where, curiously, they are never alone.

Michael Hoffman Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria – uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind.

The results of this casually taken decision are horrible.