RIP Charles Portis. Whom Jochen talked me into reading.

[peterthooper at juno.com]

He got some kind of award a few years ago, and I remember schlepping to the library only to find all copies of all his books being checked out, except one of DotS - fantastic book!

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
To: Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>
Cc: John Crutcher <jcrutcher at gmail.com>, "Mark M." <pov at ix.netcom.com>, pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>, Dan Guenther <GuentherD1 at aol.com>, Mark Levine <leevyne at aol.com>
Subject: Re: RIP Charles Portis. Whom Jochen talked me into reading.
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:50:18 -0500

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/obituaries/charles-portis-dead.html
The publicity-shy Mr. Portis earned a modest but devoted readership and
accolades as America’s “least-known great writer.”


On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:57 PM Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dog of The South was another strong MalignD recommendation.....and I second
> the emotion on True Grit...gave away a copy a month ago.
>
>
> Sad.
>
>
>
> love,
>
>
> cfa
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 5:36 PM David Mugmon <dmugmon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Fuck!
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Jochen Stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I think so, too. And thanks, Mark.
> > >
> > >> Am Mo., 17. Feb. 2020 um 22:40 Uhr schrieb Erik T. Burns <
> > eburns at gmail.com>:
> > >>
> > >> so sad. My favorite is The Dog of the South. Ray Midge is one of the
> all
> > >> time great characters.
> > >>
> > >>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:21 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> https://twitter.com/RichardFausset/status/1229488600309477379?s=2
> > >>>
> > >>> The conversations and actions in* Norwood* are as seriously,
> revealing
> > >>> funny as our best, as Roth's Zuckerman.
> > >>> Read him with  Roth's 60s essay on the surreal crazy America THEN in
> > your
> > >>> consciousness.
> > >>> The way so many 'think' and talk and act.....Lebowski stuff, no
> > >> coincidence
> > >>> the Koens remade True Grit, anchored with that young woman's fierce
> > >> vision.
> > >>> I wish they
> > >>> would do one of the others.
> > >>>
> > >>> https://twitter.com/petebeatty/status/1229495989427462145?s=20...
> > >>>
> > >>> harlesFinch
> > >>> > > >>> ·
> > >>> 1m <
> https://mobile.twitter.com/CharlesFinch/status/1229497365708435458
> > >
> > >>> Bah, I just saw Charles Portis died. True Grit has just about as
> > flawless
> > >>> and human a voice as any American novel. One of the greats.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> a
> > >>> --
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> > >>>
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