| Included Work | Container of (work): Portis, Charles. Norwood. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Portis, Charles. True grit. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Portis, Charles. Dog of the south. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Portis, Charles. Masters of Atlantis. |
| Included Work | Container of (work): Portis, Charles. Gringos. |
| Included Work | Jennings, Jay, 1957- editor. |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series |
The library of America
Library of America ; 369. ^A515081
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| Contents |
Norwood -- True grit -- The dog of the south -- Masters of Atlantis -- Gringos -- Collected stories -- Civil rights reporting -- Essays -- Memoir. |
| Abstract |
"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), 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.' |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 1059-1096). |
| Genre/form | Black humor. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Western fiction. |
| Genre/form | Black humor. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Western fiction. |
| ISBN | 9781598537468 |
| ISBN | 1598537466 (hardcover) |
