RIP Charles Portis. Whom Jochen talked me into reading.

[David Morris]

I loved his voice in Dogs of the South.  Good (dark) Southern Comedy is
rare and a delight.

On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 7:56 PM peterthooper at juno.com <peterthooper at juno.com>
wrote:

> 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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