{"product_id":"norwood-charles-portis-paperback","title":"Norwood -- Charles Portis, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Charles Portis's first novel, displayed right out of the gate the wit, style, and singular voice that made him one of our great American writers. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"A great American deadpan comedy. . . . \u003ci\u003eNorwood\u003c\/i\u003e, like a belt of whiskey, cleared my sinuses right up.\" --Slate\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Out of the Neon Desert of Roller Dromes, chili parlors, the Grand Ole Opry, and girls who want \"to live in a trailer and play records all night\" comes ex-marine and troubadour Norwood Pratt. Sent on a mission to New York by Grady Fring, the Kredit King, Norwood has visions of \"speeding across the country in a late model car, seeing all the sights.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By the time he returns home to Ralph, Texas, Norwood has met his true love, Rita Lee, on a Trailway bus; befriended Edmund B. Ratner, the self-described \"world's smallest perfect man\"; and helped Joann, \"the chicken with a college education,\" realize her true potential in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As with all of Portis's fiction, the tone is cool, sympathetic, funny, and undeniably American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Flawless . . . \u003ci\u003eNorwood\u003c\/i\u003e is a road novel as indispensable as \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e itself.\" --Ed Park, \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Portis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/1\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780879517038\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745525858603,"sku":"9780879517038","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780879517038.jpg?v=1774847093","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/norwood-charles-portis-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}