Kent Haruf was born on February 24, 1943 in Colorado. An American novelist, he is best known for works such as The Tie That Binds and Where You Once Belonged. In 2006, he received the Dos Passos Prize for Literature.
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💰Kent Haruf Net worth: $170 Million
About
An American Novelist, he is best known for works such as The Tie That Binds and Where You Once Belonged. In 2006, he received the Dos Passos Prize for Literature.
Before Fame
He worked on a chicken farm and at a rehabilitation hospital in Colorado, and he also found employment at a construction site in Wyoming. In 1984, he published his first novel, The Tie That Binds.
Trivia
His 1999 bestselling work, Plainsong, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Family Life
He was born in Colorado, and he attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and, later, the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He and his wife, Kathy, became parents to three daughters.
Associated With
He and Ethan Canin both studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
