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Kent Haruf (Alan Kent Hoerauf) was born on 24 February, 1943 in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., is an American novelist (1943-2014). Discover Kent Haruf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
| Popular As |
Alan Kent Hoerauf |
| Occupation |
Novelist |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
24 February 1943 |
| Birthday |
24 February |
| Birthplace |
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Date of death |
30 November, 2014 |
| Died Place |
Salida, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
|
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Kent Haruf Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Kent Haruf height not available right now. We will update Kent Haruf's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
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Who Is Kent Haruf's Wife?
His wife is Catherine Shattuck Dempsey (m. 1995–2014), Virginia K. Koon (m. 1967–1994)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Catherine Shattuck Dempsey (m. 1995–2014), Virginia K. Koon (m. 1967–1994) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Sorel Haruf, Chaney Matsukis, Whitney Haruf |
Kent Haruf Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kent Haruf worth at the age of 71 years old? Kent Haruf’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Kent Haruf's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
Kent Haruf Social Network
Timeline
Alan Kent Haruf (February 24, 1943 – November 30, 2014) was an American novelist.
Haruf was born in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of a Methodist minister.
In 1965 he graduated with a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he would later teach, and earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1973.
Before becoming a writer, Haruf worked in a variety of places, including a chicken farm in Colorado, a construction site in Wyoming, a rehabilitation hospital in Denver, a hospital in Phoenix, a presidential library in Iowa, an alternative high school in Wisconsin, and colleges in Nebraska and Illinois.
He also taught English with the Peace Corps in Turkey.
Holt is based on Yuma, Colorado, one of Haruf's residences in the early 1980s.
His first novel, The Tie That Binds (1984), received a Whiting Award and a special Hemingway Foundation/PEN citation.
Where You Once Belonged followed in 1990.
A number of his short stories have appeared in literary magazines.
Plainsong was published in 1999 and became a U.S. bestseller.
Verlyn Klinkenborg called it "a novel so foursquare, so delicate and lovely, that it has the power to exalt the reader."
Plainsong won the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award and the Maria Thomas Award in Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.
Eventide, a sequel to Plainsong, was published in 2004.
Library Journal described the writing as "honest storytelling that is compelling and rings true."
Jonathan Miles saw it as a "repeat performance" and "too goodhearted."
He lived with his wife, Cathy, in Salida, Colorado, until his death in 2014.
He had three daughters from his first marriage with Ginger Koon.
All of Haruf's novels take place in the fictional town of Holt, in eastern Colorado.
A third novel in the series, Benediction, was published in 2014.
In the summer of 2014 Haruf finished his last novel, Our Souls at Night, which was published posthumously in 2015.
He completed it just before his death.
On November 30, 2014, Haruf died at his home in Salida, Colorado, at the age of 71, from interstitial lung disease.
The novel was subsequently adapted in 2017 into a film by the same name, directed by Ritesh Batra and starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
