In post World War II Eastern Kentucky, nine-year-old Wilgus Collier accepts a ride home with a gruff, unshaven mountain man who has the gift of gab and a merciless sense of humor. "By the end of his ride, Wilgus's notion of truth and trust in the adult world is changed forever."--Appalshop catalog. In the interview (15 min.) Gurney Norman discusses his literary influences and the importance of place in his writings.
"Ned Beatty stars as Fat Monroe, a gruff, leg-pulling mountain man who teases 9-year-old Wilgus to distraction."
"In post World War II Eastern Kentucky, nine-year-old Wilgus Collier accepts a ride home with a gruff, unshaven mountain man who has the gift of gab and a merciless sense of humor. "By the end of his ride, Wilgus's notion of truth and trust in the adult world is changed forever."--Appalshop catalog. In the interview (15 min.) Gurney Norman discusses his literary influences and the importance of place in his writings."@en
"In post World War II Eastern Kentucky, nine-year-old Wilgus Collier accepts a ride home with a gruff, unshaven mountain man who has the gift of gab and a merciless sense of humor. "By the end of his ride, Wilgus's notion of truth and trust in the adult world is changed forever."--Appalshop catalog. In the interview (15 min.) Gurney Norman discusses his literary influences and the importance of place in his writings."
"In post World War II Eastern Kentucky, eight-year-old Wilgus Collier accepts a ride home with a fat stranger and doesn't know what to make of him."@en
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