![]() ![]() (Portis excelled at road novels, and my own favorite is his The Dog of the South, which tells of the offbeat misadventures of Ray Midge, who falls in with odd company on a trip south of the border searching for his runaway wife Norma. Best known for his witty, gritty anti-romantic 1968 western True Grit, as well as popular film adaptations starring John Wayne and Jeff Bridges, Portis is enjoying a revival of popularity, with waiting lists on his other novels and stories as well. The irony would not be lost on sardonic author Charles Portis, who died last Monday in his home in Arkansas at the age of 86. Most reliably of all however is that warm glow of popularity bestowed upon an author precisely when they can least enjoy it: right after they die. If an author is lucky, sales peak when a book is first published, and they spike again should the book be made into a movie or if it wins a major award. ![]() There are generally three or four big successes in the life of a good book. ![]()
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