Starting Bowles

Paul Bowles traveled a lot all over the world. You'll see that he has stories set in North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East. Because not all of his characters speak English, he has to find creative ways to represent these others language w/out losing us as readers. Do you note moments in the stories where he does this?

Other questions:

• Violence is important in Bowles--and important in fiction--it's often tied up in conflict. Not all violence in Bowles is physical violence. How does Bowles use violence in these stories?
• What does sex do in these stories? (We're interested in reading like writers. So how does Bowles use sex?)
• How does Bowles make us aware of the setting? How do we learn where these stories are set and how important is setting to them? 
• Just based on these first three stories, what would you say a Paul Bowles story is like?