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True Grit : A Novel by Charles Portis; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is True Grit : A Novel about?

Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America's foremost comic writers. 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.

Who reads True Grit : A Novel?

Author

Charles Portis; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

The Overlook Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590206508

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Western, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.7 / 5 (5,953 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14