The Dog of the South
Charles Portis
(Author)
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Description
From Charles Portis, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of True Grit, The Dog of the South is a novel about a husband on a crazy road trip pursuing his runaway wife.
"Hilarious . . . is, to me, a very American voice." --Bob Odenkirk, The Week Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun, and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr. Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten-up and broken-down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The farther they drive, in a car held together by coat hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily. "[Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation." --Donna Tartt, New York Times Book ReviewProduct Details
Price
$17.00
$15.81
Publisher
Overlook Press
Publish Date
June 05, 2007
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.3 X 7.9 X 0.9 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781585679317
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About the Author
Charles Portis (b. December 28, 1933, d. February 17, 2020) lived in Arkansas, where he was born and educated. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, was the London bureau chief of the New York Herald-Tribune, and was a writer for The New Yorker. He was the author of five novels: Norwood, The Dog of the South, Masters of Atlantis, True Grit, and Gringos.
Reviews
?One hot summer we rented this house near Austin, Tex., that was on a river with natural springs where you could swim. I found a paperback of Charles Portis? "Dog of the South" in the house, which I?m ashamed to say I stole because it was so funny. I had to have it! Since then I?ve bought other copies of that book and left them at people's houses in an attempt to revere the karma? Arthur Bradford, "New York Times Book Review"
]One hot summer we rented this house near Austin, Tex., that was on a river with natural springs where you could swim. I found a paperback of Charles Portis] "Dog of the South" in the house, which I]m ashamed to say I stole because it was so funny. I had to have it! Since then I]ve bought other copies of that book and left them at people]s houses in an attempt to revere the karma] Arthur Bradford, author of "Dogwalker"
One hot summer we rented this house near Austin, Tex., that was on a river with natural springs where you could swim. I found a paperback of Charles Portis "Dog of the South" in the house, which I m ashamed to say I stole because it was so funny. I had to have it! Since then I ve bought other copies of that book and left them at people s houses in an attempt to revere the karma Arthur Bradford, author of "Dogwalker""
]One hot summer we rented this house near Austin, Tex., that was on a river with natural springs where you could swim. I found a paperback of Charles Portis] "Dog of the South" in the house, which I]m ashamed to say I stole because it was so funny. I had to have it! Since then I]ve bought other copies of that book and left them at people]s houses in an attempt to revere the karma] Arthur Bradford, author of "Dogwalker"
One hot summer we rented this house near Austin, Tex., that was on a river with natural springs where you could swim. I found a paperback of Charles Portis "Dog of the South" in the house, which I m ashamed to say I stole because it was so funny. I had to have it! Since then I ve bought other copies of that book and left them at people s houses in an attempt to revere the karma Arthur Bradford, author of "Dogwalker""
