Got into Portis late. Probably now my favorite American author… belongs on the top shelf of 20th century American literature. Also, highly recommend Jay Jennings’ Exit Velocity- a compendium on Portis’ life and writings…
Poetic was responsible for my being thrown out of bed many times for laughing so hard that the mattress shook, which annoyed my husband. It was worth it.
A new volume of Chuck's first stuff, by the Library of America, edited by the Arkansas journalist Jay Jennings brought me here. Along with the New Yorker article of 4/17/2023.
Excellent presentation on Charles Portis, a truly great American writer.
Got into Portis late. Probably now my favorite American author… belongs on the top shelf of 20th century American literature. Also, highly recommend Jay Jennings’ Exit Velocity- a compendium on Portis’ life and writings…
ReadIng the LOA collection now. It’s hilarious, quirky, and the language is soooo good.
Poetic was responsible for my being thrown out of bed many times for laughing so hard that the mattress shook, which annoyed my husband.
It was worth it.
Lotsa heavyweights here. And they are all fans of Portis! This is more than poetic justice...
A new volume of Chuck's first stuff, by the Library of America, edited by the Arkansas journalist Jay Jennings brought me here. Along with the New Yorker article of 4/17/2023.
Damn auto correct. It was portis, not poetic, that made me laugh helplessly.
Portis is a delight, but I cannot get my fellow members in a classic lit book group on Facebook interested in him. Maybe this video will help.
Good luck! You might need a better group!
Add Donna Tart to the list of Portis worshippers…
Too bad you don't ship outside of the US