Escape Velocity

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Short Stories
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Author: Charles Portis ISBN: 9781468308495
Publisher: ABRAMS Publication: August 27, 2013
Imprint: The Overlook Press Language: English
Author: Charles Portis
ISBN: 9781468308495
Publisher: ABRAMS
Publication: August 27, 2013
Imprint: The Overlook Press
Language: English

Collected here in Escape Velocity, edited by Jay Jennings, is his "miscellany" ““ journalism, short fiction, memoir, and even the play Delray's New Moon, published for the first time in this volume.  Portis covers topics as varied as the civil rights movement, road tripping in Baja, and Elvis' s visits to his aging mother for publications such as the New York Herald Tribune and Saturday Evening Post.  Fans of Portis’s droll Southern humor and quirky characters will be thrilled at this new addition to his library, and those not yet familiar with his work will find a great introduction to him here.  Also included are tributes by accomplished authors including Donna Tartt and Ron Rosenbaum.

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Collected here in Escape Velocity, edited by Jay Jennings, is his "miscellany" ““ journalism, short fiction, memoir, and even the play Delray's New Moon, published for the first time in this volume.  Portis covers topics as varied as the civil rights movement, road tripping in Baja, and Elvis' s visits to his aging mother for publications such as the New York Herald Tribune and Saturday Evening Post.  Fans of Portis’s droll Southern humor and quirky characters will be thrilled at this new addition to his library, and those not yet familiar with his work will find a great introduction to him here.  Also included are tributes by accomplished authors including Donna Tartt and Ron Rosenbaum.

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