True Grit

by Charles Portis

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Fiction » Humour

True Grit

by Charles Portis

Recommendations from our site

Other books by Charles Portis

The Dog of the South by Charles Portis

Our most recommended books

Amateurs by Donald Barthelme

America (The Book) by Jon Stewart and the writers of the Daily Show

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious by Sigmund Freud

The Comedy Bible by Judy Carter

The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson

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The Dog of the South
by Charles Portis

Amateurs
by Donald Barthelme

America (The Book)
by Jon Stewart and the writers of the Daily Show

Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris

Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious
by Sigmund Freud

The Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter

The Finkler Question
by Howard Jacobson