Paul Bowles

A compulsive traveller for much of his life, the American writer and composer Paul Bowles (1910-99) confirmed his position as an outsider, both in his life and in his writing, in choosing Morocco as his home some fifty years ago. This film journeys through North Africa to explore Bowles's powerful novels and the inspiration he discovered there. Bowles gives a major television interview in the programme, which includes dramatisations from his work.