Bibliograph

Escape velocity, a Charles Portis miscellany, edited and with an introduction by Jay Jennings ; cover art and illustrations by Mike Reddy

Type

Label

Escape velocity, a Charles Portis miscellany, edited and with an introduction by Jay Jennings ; cover art and illustrations by Mike Reddy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Escape velocity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

793911008

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Jay Jennings ; cover art and illustrations by Mike Reddy

Sub title

a Charles Portis miscellany

Summary

Brings together Portis' writings other than his four novels, including journalism, travel stories, short fiction, memoir, and even a play

Table Of Contents

Selected newspaper reporting and writing. Memphis commercial appeal (1958) -- Arkansas gazette (1959-1960) -- New York herald tribune (1960-1964): General assignment ; Civil rights reporting ; London bureau -- Travels. That new sound from Nashville -- An auto odyssey through darkest Baja -- The forgotten river -- Motel life, lower reaches -- Short stories. Your action line -- Nights can turn cool in Viborra -- I don't talk service no more -- The wind bloweth where it listeth -- Memoir. Combinations of Jacksons -- Drama. Delray's new moon -- Epilogue. interview[s] -- Gazette project interview (by Roy Reed) -- Tributes. Comedy in earnest (by Roy Blount Jr.) -- Like Cormac McCarthy, but funny (by Ed Park) -- Our least-known great novelist (by Ron Rosenbaum) -- On True grit (by Donna Tartt) -- The book that changed my life: Gringos (by Wells Tower)

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