True Grit

Name: True Grit
Author: Charles Portis

by Charles Portis

Western of young girl seeking revenge for father's murder

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Charles Portis

Charles Portis was an Arkansas journalist who wrote five quirky, completely original novels, of which True Grit is the most celebrated: a Western adventure narrated by a relentlessly literal-minded old woman recalling her girlhood quest for justice.

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