Charles Portis LoA

[Charles Albert]

Tip of the hat to MalignD, who urged me and others to read that, as well as
Pale Fire.

Proceed to True Grit (...if you have a young daughter....)and Clark's Oxbow
Incident....

Though Pale Fire may be the greatest single book recommendation of all time.


love,

cfa



On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 4:28 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a gettin' it.....thanks again Jochen...
>
> There is a new comic novel out getting some fine reviews, one from Ron
> Charles, WA PO, called
> Dog of the North, an obvious homage....
>
> The cultural force of certain people---Jochen here on the Plist---who kept
> up the drumbeat of his greatness
> when he wasn't selling and many could not see it----I could not when
> younger when I read into one my company published ---
> Ron Rosenbaum was one, is another largely invisible (so far) long term
> publishing story....how the canonization was earned.
>
> I can remember when the later company I was with had a chance to publish
> him---and the possibility, despite the editor-in-Chief's
> desire, was killed by the Sales Department who stressed his low
> sales.......
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 4:10 PM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Howdy
> >
> > out next month. nice to have all the novels in one place
> >
> > https://loa.org/books/727-collected-works
> >
> > rich
> > --
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> >
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