![Charles Portis, author of True Grit and Norwood, was the funniest American novelist since Mark Twain. Charles Portis, author of True Grit and Norwood, was the funniest American novelist since Mark Twain.](https://compote.slate.com/images/a7e210ee-d454-47d7-a88a-bb720912d765.jpeg?width=1200&rect=1560x1040&offset=0x0)
Charles Portis, author of True Grit and Norwood, was the funniest American novelist since Mark Twain.
![Charles Portis, 'True Grit' Author and Arkansas Original, Dies at 86 | Arkansas Business News | ArkansasBusiness.com Charles Portis, 'True Grit' Author and Arkansas Original, Dies at 86 | Arkansas Business News | ArkansasBusiness.com](http://assets.inarkansas.com/3123/charles-portis-talks-to-guest-bill-whitworth-at-the-oxford-american-gala-252.jpg)
Charles Portis, 'True Grit' Author and Arkansas Original, Dies at 86 | Arkansas Business News | ArkansasBusiness.com
![Charles Portis: Collected Works (LOA #369): Norwood / True Grit / The Dog of the South / Masters of Atlantis / Gringos / Stories & Other Writings (Library of America, 369): Portis, Charles, Jennings, Jay: 9781598537468: Amazon.com: Books Charles Portis: Collected Works (LOA #369): Norwood / True Grit / The Dog of the South / Masters of Atlantis / Gringos / Stories & Other Writings (Library of America, 369): Portis, Charles, Jennings, Jay: 9781598537468: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717MOFYUINL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Charles Portis: Collected Works (LOA #369): Norwood / True Grit / The Dog of the South / Masters of Atlantis / Gringos / Stories & Other Writings (Library of America, 369): Portis, Charles, Jennings, Jay: 9781598537468: Amazon.com: Books
![Library of America on Twitter: "Two new LOA volumes hit bookstores today! First up, it's CHARLES PORTIS: COLLECTED WORKS, edited by @JayJenni, with five novels by the “least-known great writer” in America: Library of America on Twitter: "Two new LOA volumes hit bookstores today! First up, it's CHARLES PORTIS: COLLECTED WORKS, edited by @JayJenni, with five novels by the “least-known great writer” in America:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs3_jd7WYAAuU6j.jpg)
Library of America on Twitter: "Two new LOA volumes hit bookstores today! First up, it's CHARLES PORTIS: COLLECTED WORKS, edited by @JayJenni, with five novels by the “least-known great writer” in America:
![True Grit: A Novel - Kindle edition by Portis, Charles. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. True Grit: A Novel - Kindle edition by Portis, Charles. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51393hPW8EL.jpg)
True Grit: A Novel - Kindle edition by Portis, Charles. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
![True Grit' is a modern classic, but it's not the only great work by Charles Portis - The Washington Post True Grit' is a modern classic, but it's not the only great work by Charles Portis - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/N4VGEUSLYMI6ZNZ3UAGW4VM2NY.jpg)