Norwood - Softcover

Portis, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879517034 ISBN 13: 9780879517038

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1999

Synopsis

Sent on a mission to New York he gets involved in a wild journey that takes him in and out of stolen cars, freight trains, and buses. By the time he returns home to Texas, Norwood has met his true love, Rita Lee, on a bus; befriended the second shortest midget in show business and “the world's smallest perfect fat man”; and helped Joann “the chicken with a college education,” realize her true potential in life. As with all Portis’ fiction, the tone is cool, sympathetic, and funny.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Portis lives 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.

From Library Journal:

This is the second installment in Overlook's planned four-volume series of Portis reissues. Portis made his debut into the book world with this 1966 first novel, which many insist is his best. LJ's reviewer found the book more character- than plot-driven but nonetheless enjoyed it. (LJ 8/66)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0879517034
• ISBN 13: 9780879517038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272