Collected works : Norwood ; True grit ; The dog of the south ; Masters of Atlantis ; Gringos ; Stories & other writings /
Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers. 'His fiction,' Roy Blount Jr. has said, 'is the funniest I know.' Library of A...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Library of America,
[2023].
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| Series: | Library of America ;
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| Summary: | Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers. 'His fiction,' Roy Blount Jr. has said, 'is the funniest I know.' Library of America now presents the definitive Portis collection, featuring all five of his novels, Norwood (1966), True Grit (1968), The Dog of the South (1979), Masters of Atlantis (1985) and Gringos (1991) and his collected stories, including the imaginary travelogue 'Nights can turn cool in Viborra' and the haunting 'I don't talk service no more,' set in a psychiatric facility. A selection of Portis's nonfiction highlights his journalism from the civil rights movement, his coverage of the Nashville music scene in the 1960s and the beguiling family memoir 'Combinations of Jacksons.' |
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| Physical Description: | 1096 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781598537468 1598537466 |