February 20, 2005
Charles Portis - Gringos

When I got off the Usumacinta River in 2003, I happened to pick up "Gringos" by Charles Portis, a picaresque novel of American expatriates in Mexico, ending with a chase down the Usumacinta. I was floored. Someone had been through this crazy scene before, and had managed to make comic art from it. No need to even imagine writing that novel. It's been done, hilariously.

Nicco, read this book first.

Here's a 2003 profile of Charles Portis:

Like Cormac McCarthy, But Funny

Posted by Dave at February 20, 2005 10:53 PM