Gringos (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Portis
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Exile or expatriates, Extraterrestrial life, Friendship, 1980’s, Kidnapping, Mexico or Mexicans, Citizenship, 1990’s, Latin America or Latin Americans, Archaeology or archaeologists, Mayas, Runaway children, Sales personnel
- Locales: Yucatán, Mexico, Mérida, Mexico
Jimmy Burns, the protagonist and narrator, is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, a former Marine military policeman, and a veteran of combat in Korea. He resides at the Posada Fausto in Mérida, capital of the state of Yucatán. Other expatriates living there are Doc Richard Flandin, a self-styled expert on Mayan culture, and Frau Alma Kobold, the invalid widow of a photographer. Doc Flandin affects Frenchness but grew up in Los Angeles. Frau Kobold is bitter, wheelchair-ridden, and chain-smoking. She has for many years been sending Jimmy anonymous hate letters. She sets the incidents...
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