Gringos (novel)
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| Author | Charles Portis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) (paperback) |
| Pages | 269 |
Gringos is a 1991 book by Charles Portis and the author's fifth novel. It follows Jimmy Burns, an expatriate American, who during his adventures in Mexico encounters a female stalker, tomb-robbing archaeologists, UFO hunters, and a group of hippies.[1]
Reception
Kirkus Reviews wrote: "The double-talk of the cultists is expertly filtered through Portis's lean and muscular prose, and the plot's as tight as a blood-swollen tick. All in all, totally boss fiction."[2] Robert Houston of The New York Times called it an "engine of pure delight" and wrote: "If Gringos stops to explore one slough too many from time to time, or to chase a folly farther afield than it really ought to, or to take one more elaborate stitch in the thin cloth of the plot than the fabric can stand, forgive it."[3] Philip Herter of the St. Petersburg Times called it a "primitive book in the worst ways" and wrote that it offers "no thrills, no ideas and barely enough style to get you out of the gate."[4]
References
- ^ Blount, Roy Jr. (6 January 1991). "Portis in a Storm : GRINGOS By Charles Portis (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 237 pp.)" – via LA Times.
- ^ "GRINGOS". Kirkus Reviews. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Houston, Robert (20 January 1991). "Weirdos in a Strange Land". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Herter, Philip (20 January 1991). "Macho mush in Mexico Series". St. Petersburg Times. ProQuest 262799581. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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