True Grit
by Charles Portis
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Author: Charles PortisAfterword: Donna Tartt
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 1585679380
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Overlook TP
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Book Review: A Great American Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
It is curious that the rather self-conscious quest for "The Great American Novel" usually ignores the one exclusively American genre, the Western. The snobbishness or inferiority complex - or both, for they are usually related - of the New York-centred "American Literary Establishment" in this regard has always been counter-productive: after all, it was James Fenimore Cooper who first put the American novel on the world map, and Mark Twain remains the first name which occurs to most foreigners when American novelists are mentioned today, but both were considered rustic and vulgar in their day for looking westwards for their subject matter. The self-appointed arbiters of taste often overlook this beautiful little novel for much the same reason - and because it was made into a successful film. In fact it is a great tribute to the quality of the storytelling that so much of the novel - especially the pitch perfect dialogue - went straight into the film: this is rare for an adaptation. Having said that, fans of the film should be warned that there are some changes, and those who would prefer to keep undisturbed their memory of John Wayne leaping over the fence at the end might wish to steer clear of the book. Those who take it on its own terms will love it.
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