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True Grit is his most famous novel--first published in 1968, and the basis for the movie of the same name starring John Wayne. It tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father's blood. With the one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the homicide into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like…mehr

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True Grit is his most famous novel--first published in 1968, and the basis for the movie of the same name starring John Wayne. It tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father's blood. With the one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the homicide into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true cult status, this is an American classic through and through. This new edition, with a smart new package and an afterword by acclaimed author Donna Tartt, will bring this masterpiece to an even broader audience.
Autorenporträt
Charles Portis (1933–2020) lived most of his life in Arkansas, where he was born and raised. He was a graduate of the University of Arkansas, which in 2018 awarded him an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, was the London bureau chief of the New York Herald-Tribune, and was a writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of four other novels, also available from the Overlook Press: Norwood, The Dog of the South, Masters of Atlantis, and Gringos. A selection of his writing has been collected in Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany.
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Süddeutsche Zeitung | Besprechung von 04.02.2011

„True Grit“, das
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Eine kleine Unterhaltung über Jugend, Erfahrung, Tapferkeit, Freundschaft, über das Herz des amerikanischen Western also, und des amerikanischen Traums: „Ich sag bloß, er war noch verdammt grün“, sagt der Bandit Lucky Ned Pepper, zu dem Mädchen Mattie, 14 Jahre, über einen toten jungen Kumpan. „In dem Alter sind sie nie feige. Aber ein richtiger Mann behält seinen kühlen Kopf und denkt auch ein bisschen an sich selbst. Wie der alte Haze zum Beispiel. Na ja, jetzt ist er auch tot, doch eigentlich hätte er vorher schon zehnmal tot sein müssen. Für deinen Freund Rooster gilt das Gleiche.“ Charles Portis’ grandioser Roman „True Grit“ über Mattie und Marshall Rooster Cogburn und ihre Jagd nach dem Mörder von Matties Vater ist neu aufgelegt, zur Neuverfilmung mit Jeff Bridges. Komisch, lakonisch, lebensklug – man weiß danach, dass Schlangen auch im Dezember beißen.
Fritz Göttler
Charles Portis: True Grit. Roman. Aus dem Englischen von Richard K. Flesch. Rororo, 2011. 219 Seiten, 8,99 Euro.
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