The Dog of the South

From Charles Portis, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of True Grit, The Dog of the...
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The Dog of the South by Portis, Charles

The Dog of the South

$26.89

The Dog of the South

$26.89
Author: Charles Portis
Format: Paperback
Language: English

From Charles Portis, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of True Grit, The Dog of the South is a novel about a husband on a crazy road trip pursuing his runaway wife.

"Hilarious . . . is, to me, a very American voice." --Bob Odenkirk, The Week

Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun, and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone.

He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr. Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten-up and broken-down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The farther they drive, in a car held together by coat hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily.

"[Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation." --Donna Tartt, New York Times Book Review

Author: Charles Portis
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 06/05/2007
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781585679317
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/06/2010 pg. 47

About the Author
Charles Portis (b. December 28, 1933, d. February 17, 2020) lived 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. He was the author of five novels: Norwood, The Dog of the South, Masters of Atlantis, True Grit, and Gringos.

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