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Charles Portis

Charles Portis is an American novelist known for works such as Norwood and True Grit. Both novels were adapted into films: Norwood in 1970, featuring Glen Campbell, and True Grit in 1969 with John Wayne, followed by another adaptation in 2010. He has been regarded as “one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction.” Portis published his first novel, Norwood, in 1966, and his most recent novel to date is Gringos, released in 1991. Below is a list of Charles Portis’ books in the order of their initial publication:

Charles Portis became a published novelist in 1966 with the novel Norwood. Below is a list of Charles Portis's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Norwood (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
True Grit (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dog of the South (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Masters of Atlantis (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gringos (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Escape Velocity (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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