Escape Velocity
Auteur: Charles Portis
Nombre de pages: 364 pages
ISBN: 0715647245, 9780715647240
Edition: Duckworth Publishers
Date de publication: Duckworth Publishers
Description: Collected here in Escape Velocity is Charles Portiss miscellany journalism, short fiction, memoir and even the play Delrays New Moon, published for the first time. Portis covers topics as varied as the civil rights movement, road tripping in Baja and Elviss visits to his ageing mother. Fans of Portiss droll humour and quirky characters from his bestselling novels, including True Grit, will be thrilled at this collection, and those not yet familiar with his work will find a great introduction to him here. Also included are tributes by authors including Donna Tartt and Ron Rosenbaum.