Kent Haruf (1943–2014)
Auteur de Plainsong
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Kent Haruf
Any Man's Death 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times (2001) — Contributeur — 446 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Haruf, Kent
- Nom légal
- Hoerauf, Alan Kent
- Autres noms
- Haruf, Kent
- Date de naissance
- 1943-02-24
- Date de décès
- 2014-11-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Salida, Colorado, USA
- Cause du décès
- interstitial lung disease
- Lieux de résidence
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Salida, Colorado, USA - Études
- Nebraska Wesleyan University (BA|1965)
University of Iowa (MFA|1973) - Professions
- professor
novelist - Organisations
- Peace Corps (Turkey, 1965-67)
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Southern Illinois University - Prix et distinctions
- 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) (tout afficher 9)
Evil Companions Literary Award (2002)
Lange-Taylor Prize (2005)
PEN/Hemingway Foundation Special Citation (1985) - Agent
- Peter Matson (Sterling Lord Literistic)
Membres
Discussions
Kent Haruf: American Author Challenge (A Tribute) à 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (Décembre 2015)
Critiques
Listes
Five star books (2)
To Read (5)
Unread books (1)
Carole's List (4)
Favourite Books (2)
Indie Next Picks (2)
A Novel Cure (2)
Teen Pregnancy (1)
Florida (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 12,495
- Popularité
- #1,878
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 674
- ISBN
- 179
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 49