Charles McColl Portis (1933-12-28)December 28, 1933 El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Died
February 17, 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 86) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation
Writer
Period
1966–1991
Genre
Western Satire
Notable works
True Grit Norwood
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.[1]
In 2023 The Library of America published his Collected Works.[2] 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."[3]
Portis has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction".[4]
^Smith, Harrison. Charles Portis, author of the Western classic ‘True Grit,’ dies at 86. Washington Post Obituary, 19 February 2020.
^Cep, Casey (April 17, 2023). "The Oddballs and Odysseys of Charles Portis" The New Yorker.
^Portis Charles and Jay Jennings. 2023. Collected Works : Norwood ; True Grit ; the Dog of the South ; Masters of Atlantis ; Gringos ; Stories & Other Writings. New York: Library of America.2023
^Portis. - English. - Emory University. Archived February 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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