Charles Portis
- Charles McColl Portis
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- Portis, Charles
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1933-12-28
- Place of birth
- El Dorado
- Date of death
- 2020-01-17
- Place of death
- Little Rock
Wikipedia
Charles McColl Portis (December 28, 1933 – February 17, 2020) was an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western True Grit (1968). Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as films, released in 1970 and 1969, respectively. True Grit also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. The second film adaptation of True Grit was released in 2010.
In 2023 The Library of America published his Collected Works. In the introduction, editor Jay Jennings observes: "Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots, and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers."
Portis has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction".
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Marshal und die mutige Mattie | Paperback | 3-499-15387-4 | 1984-07 |
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- Charles Portis wrote True Grit
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- 2025-01-08