Charles Portis

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Charles Portis (born December 28, 1933) is an American fiction writer who has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction". [1] His books are comic and inspire cult-like devotion amongst their fans. He has written five novels:

  • Norwood (1966)
  • True Grit (1968)
  • The Dog of the South (1979)
  • Masters of Atlantis (1985)
  • Gringos (1991)

In May 1996, he published a collection of short fiction and biographical pieces in The Atlantic Monthly, including "Combinations of Jacksons" and "I Don't Talk Service No More". [2]

Portis was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He is reclusive and travels frequently to Mexico.


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