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The Dog of the South Audiobook, by Charles Portis Play Audiobook Sample

The Dog of the South Audiobook

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Read By: Edward Lewis Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2005 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781481561112

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Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun, and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending from Arkansas, down to Mexico, and into Honduras. Along the way Ray meets Dr. Reo Symes, a seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten up and broken down bus—"The Dog of the South." This crazily optimistic dreamer is obsessed with secret knowledge, and one John Selmer Dix, the elusive writer of inspirational books for salesmen, needs a ride to Belize. The further they drive, in a car held together by coat-hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily.

Portis spins an extraordinary novel that addresses with comic eloquence the deep longing of the American psyche for things just to make some sense.

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“Edward Lewis’ voice is…sharp, funny and extremely well matched to this quirky material. His quick delivery suits the energy of the novel, as does his understanding of irony and an ability to deliver that same irony through pacing and inflection.”

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  • “Hilarious and heartbreakingly odd…you find yourself laughing so hard in sections that tears run down your face.”

    — Baltimore Sun
  • “The hero is a cross between Buster Keaton and Don Quixote…and Charles Portis has blessed him with a supremely funny adventure.”

    — New Yorker
  • “You won’t find a more delicious narrator in contemporary fiction, and Charles Portis’ genius for inventing all-American eccentrics is anything but futile.”

    — Amazon.com, editorial review
  • “In this comic novel...one [will] find the author’s storied gift for humorous embellishment, characterization, and regional dialogue—all of which are served up in crisply brisk tones by Edward Lewis.”

    — Audiofile

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About Charles Portis

Charles Portis (1933–2020) was an American author best known for his classic Western True Grit and the novel Norwood, both of which were made into major motion pictures. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War and then attended the University of Arkansas. As a reporter, he wrote for the New York Herald Tribune and was also its London bureau chief. His first novel, Norwood, was published in 1966 and True Grit in 1968. His other novels include Masters of Atlantis, The Dog of the South, and Gringos.

About Edward Lewis

Edward Lewis (a.k.a. David Hilder) is a stage, film, and television actor. He has narrated unabridged audiobooks for over eighteen years and has recorded more than two hundred titles, spanning works of fiction and nonfiction.