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Escape velocity : a Charles Portis miscellany by Portis, Charles; Jennings, Jay is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Escape velocity : a Charles Portis miscellany about?
Though Charles Portis is best known for his fiction writing, he is also a prolific essayist, travel writer, and newspaper reporter.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.
Who reads Escape velocity : a Charles Portis miscellany?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Portis, Charles; Jennings, Jay
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press, an imprint of ABRAMS
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781590206546
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.84 / 5 (225 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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