Kent Haruf (1943–2014)
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Kent Haruf was born in Pueblo, Colorado on February 24, 1943. He received a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1965 and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1973. His first novel, The Tie That Binds, was published in 1984 and won a Whiting Writers' Prize. His visa mer other works included Where You Once Belonged, Plainsong, Benediction, and Our Souls at Night. He spent 30 years teaching English and writing at several universities including Southern Illinois University and Nebraska Wesleyan University. He died on November 30, 2014 at the age of 71. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Kent Haruf
Any Man's Death 1 exemplar
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- Vedertaget namn
- Haruf, Kent
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Hoerauf, Alan Kent
- Andra namn
- Haruf, Kent
- Födelsedag
- 1943-02-24
- Avled
- 2014-11-30
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA
- Dödsort
- Salida, Colorado, USA
- Dödsorsak
- interstitial lung disease
- Bostadsorter
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Salida, Colorado, USA - Utbildning
- Nebraska Wesleyan University (BA|1965)
University of Iowa (MFA|1973) - Yrken
- professor
novelist - Organisationer
- Peace Corps (Turkey, 1965-67)
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Southern Illinois University - Priser och utmärkelser
- Wallace Stegner Award (2012)
John Dos Passos Prize (2006)
Colorado Book Award (2005)
National Book Award finalist (1999)
Whiting Writers' Award (1986)
Maria Thomas Award in fiction (1991) (visa alla 9)
Evil Companions Literary Award (2002)
Lange-Taylor Prize (2005)
PEN/Hemingway Foundation Special Citation (1985) - Agent
- Peter Matson (Sterling Lord Literistic)
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Kent Haruf: American Author Challenge (A Tribute) i 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (december 2015)
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To Read (5)
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