In Orbit

by Wright Morris

Book Overview

"In the space of one day, Jubal E. Gainer, high school dropout and draft dodger, manages to rack up an impressive array of crimes. . . . He steals a friend's motorcycle, rapes a simple-minded spinster, mugs a pixyish professor, and stabs an obese visionary who runs a surplus store. He then waits out an Indiana twister and goes his way, leaving as much wreckage in his path as the twister itself."--Library Journal. "In Orbit is a short novel, full of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803258305
• ISBN13: 9780803258303
• Release Date: September 1976
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.0"