The Kerri Miller Book Club: 'True Grit'
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The new Coen brothers movie has brought Charles Portis's "True Grit" back into the public conscience. But the reclusive Portis has a rabid fan club that believes the book isn't his most significant contribution to American literature.
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Stanley Fish: Professor of humanities and law at Florida International University. His writing appears in the New York Times. His forthcoming book is called "How to Write a Sentence."
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Carlo Rotella: Director of the American Studies Program at Boston College.
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