{"product_id":"gringos-9781585670932","title":"Gringos","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharles Portis's \u003ci\u003eGringos\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly brilliant, wonderfully bizarre novel by one of our great American novelists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jimmy Burns is an expatriate American living in Mexico who has an uncommonly astute eye for the absurd little details that comprise your average American. For a time, Jimmy spent his days unearthing pre-Colombian artifacts. Now he makes a living doing small trucking jobs and helping out with the occasional missing person situation--whatever it takes to remain \"the very picture of an American idler in Mexico, right down to the grass-green golfing trousers.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Jimmy's laid-back lifestyle is seriously imposed upon by a 90-pound stalker called Louise, a sudden wave of \"hippies\" (led by a murderous ex-con guru) in search of psychic happenings, and a group of archaeologists who are unearthing (illegally) Mayan tombs, his simple South-of-the-Border existence faces a clear and present danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGringos\u003c\/i\u003e is Portis's subtlest, funniest, and most valuable novel for its depth of inarguable wisdom.\" --Wells Tower, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585670932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2000 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2001 pg. 168\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Portis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44902198050997,"sku":"9781585670932","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_18b740ec-b17c-4f5e-832c-16e89edb7b6b.jpg?v=1733813635","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gringos-9781585670932","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}