Norwood
Author | : Charles Portis |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1999-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781590206669 |
ISBN-13 | : 1590206665 |
Rating | : 4/5 (665 Downloads) |
Download or read book Norwood written by Charles Portis and published by Abrams. This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.