It’s the birthday of novelist Charles Portis, born in El Dorado, - TopicsExpress



          

It’s the birthday of novelist Charles Portis, born in El Dorado, Arkansas (1926). He was the London correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune from 1960 to 1964, when he left to write fiction. His first novel, Norwood (1966), received some notice, but it was his second book, True Grit (1968), that brought him critical and popular success. It’s the story of an Arkansas 14-year-old named Mattie Ross who wants to avenge the murder of her father. She enlists the aid of Rooster Cogburn, a washed-out but still tough United States marshal. ~ The Writers Almanac
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:52:39 +0000

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