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Gringos

by Charles Portis · 1991

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Jimmy Burns "in grass-green golfing trousers" is an expat American idler in Mexico, who unearths pre-Colombian artifacts, does small trucking jobs, and finds missing persons. Louise, a 90-pound stalker, hippies led by a murderous ex-con, and illegal Mayan excavators disrupt his laid-back lifestyle.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisMexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of thisLatin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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