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{{Short description|American author and visual artist}}
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{{infobox writer
| name = Donald Harington
| name = Donald Harington
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|12|22}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], United States
| birth_place = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|11|7|1935|12|22}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|11|7|1935|12|22}}
| death_place = [[Springdale, Arkansas]], United States
| death_place = [[Springdale, Arkansas]], U.S.
| language = English
| language = English
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = [[University of Arkansas]]<br />[[Boston University]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Arkansas]]<br />[[Boston University]]
}}
}}
'''Donald Douglas Harington''' (December 22, 1935 – November 7, 2009) was an American [[author]]. All but the first of his novels either take place in or have an important connection to "Stay More," a fictional [[Ozark Mountains]] town based somewhat on Drakes Creek, Arkansas, where Harington spent summers as a child.
'''Donald Douglas Harington''' (December 22, 1935 – November 7, 2009) was an American [[author]] and visual artist. All but the first of his novels either take place in or have an important connection to "Stay More", a fictional [[Ozark Mountains]] town based somewhat on [[Drakes Creek, Arkansas]], where Harington spent summers as a child.


==Biography==
Harington was born and raised in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. He lost nearly all of his hearing at age 12 due to [[meningitis]]. This did not prevent him from picking up and remembering the vocabulary and modes of expression among the Ozark denizens, nor in conducting his teaching career as an adult.
Harington was born and raised in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. He lost nearly all of his hearing at age 12 due to [[meningitis]]. This did not prevent him from picking up and remembering the vocabulary and modes of expression among the Ozark denizens, nor in conducting his teaching career as an adult.


Though he intended to be a novelist from a very early age, his course of study and his teaching career were in art and art history. He taught art history in [[New York City]], [[New England]], and [[South Dakota]] before returning to the [[University of Arkansas]] in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]], his [[alma mater]], where he taught for 22 years before his retirement on May 1, 2008.
Though he intended to be a novelist from a very early age, his course of study and his teaching career were in art and art history. He taught art history in Millbrook, New York, Putney, Vermont, and [[South Dakota]] before returning to the [[University of Arkansas]] in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]], his [[alma mater]], where he taught for 22 years before his retirement on May 1, 2008.


''Entertainment Weekly'' called him "America's greatest unknown writer." {{citation needed |date=November 2013}} The novelist and critic Fred Chappell said of him "Donald Harington isn't an unknown writer. He's an undiscovered continent." {{citation needed |date=November 2013}} Novelist James Sallis, writing in the ''Boston Globe'': "Harington's books are of a piece -- the quirkiest, most original body of work in contemporary U.S. letters."
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called him "America's greatest unknown writer."<ref>{{Cite news |others=The Week Staff |date=January 8, 2015 |title=Donald Harington |work=[[The Week]] |url=https://theweek.com/articles/499532/donald-harington}}</ref> The novelist and critic [[Fred Chappell]] said "Donald Harington isn't an unknown writer. He's an undiscovered continent."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walter |first=Brian |date=September 6, 2009 |title=Stay Moore comes full circle |work=[[Arkansas Democrat Gazette]] |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/sep/06/stay-more-comes-full-circle-20090906/}}</ref> Novelist [[James Sallis]] wrote in ''[[The Boston Globe]]'': "Harington's books are of a piece -- the quirkiest, most original body of work in contemporary U.S. letters."


Harington died of pneumonia, after a long illness, in Springdale on November 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-harington-13nov13,0,6816950.story |title=Obituary |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=November 13, 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref>
Harington died of pneumonia, after a long illness, in Springdale on November 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obit-harington-13nov13,0,6816950.story |title=Obituary |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=November 13, 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref>


His novels are available from [http://tobypress.com/books/harington.htm The Toby Press] in a uniform edition, with cover illustrations by [[Wendell Minor]].
His novels are available from [https://web.archive.org/web/20080414184726/http://www.tobypress.com/books/harington.htm The Toby Press] in a uniform edition, with cover illustrations by [[Wendell Minor]].


A 2013 [[biopic]] of Harington titled ''[[Stay More: The World of Donald Harington]]'' was created by filmmaker Brian Walter based upon interviews with Harington and his wife during 2006-2007,<ref name="Fayetteville Flyer">{{cite news|last=Bartholomew|first=Dustin|title=‘Stay More’ documentary on late author, UA professor Donald Harington in the works|url=http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2013/06/27/stay-more-documentary-on-late-author-ua-professor-donald-harington-in-the-works/|accessdate=November 20, 2013|newspaper=Fayetteville Flyer|date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> which was released in 2013 and is distributed by the University of Arkansas Press.{{update inline|date=December 2013}}
A 2013 [[biopic]] of Harington titled ''[[Stay More: The World of Donald Harington]]'' was created by filmmaker Brian Walter based upon interviews with Harington and his wife during 2006–2007,<ref name="Fayetteville Flyer">{{cite news|last=Bartholomew|first=Dustin|title='Stay More' documentary on late author, UA professor Donald Harington in the works|url=http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2013/06/27/stay-more-documentary-on-late-author-ua-professor-donald-harington-in-the-works/|accessdate=November 20, 2013|newspaper=Fayetteville Flyer|date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> which was released in 2013 and is distributed by the University of Arkansas Press.{{update inline|date=December 2013}}


== Novels ==
== Novels ==
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*''Enduring'' (2009)
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*''[[Farther Along (novel)|Farther Along]]'' (2008)
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*''[[The Pitcher Shower]]'' (2005)
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*''[[With (book)|With]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Thirteen Albatrosses (or, Falling off the Mountain)]]'' (2002)
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*''When Angels Rest'' (1998)
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*''Butterfly Weed'' (1996)
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*''[[Ekaterina (novel)|Ekaterina]]'' (1993)
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*''The Choiring of the Trees'' (1991)
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*''The Cockroaches of Stay More'' (1989)
*''Let Us Build Us a City'' (1987)
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*''[[The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks]]'' (1975)
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* ''[[Some Other Place. The Right Place.]]'' (1972), adapted into the film ''[[Return (1985 film)|Return]]'' in 1985
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*''[[Lightning Bug (novel)|Lightning Bug]]'' (1970)
*''The Cherry Pit'' (1965)
*''The Cherry Pit'' (1965)
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*''[[Lightning Bug (novel)|Lightning Bug]]'' (1970)
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* ''[[Some Other Place. The Right Place.]]'' (1972), adapted into the film ''[[Return (1985 film)|Return]]'' in 1985
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*''[[The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks]]'' (1975)
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*''The Cockroaches of Stay More'' (1989)
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*''The Choiring of the Trees'' (1991)
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*''[[Ekaterina (novel)|Ekaterina]]'' (1993)
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*''Butterfly Weed'' (1996)
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*''When Angels Rest'' (1998)
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*''[[Thirteen Albatrosses (or, Falling off the Mountain)]]'' (2002)
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*''[[With (book)|With]]'' (2003)
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*''[[The Pitcher Shower]]'' (2005)
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*''[[Farther Along (novel)|Farther Along]]'' (2008)
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*''Enduring'' (2009)


== Nonfiction ==
== Nonfiction ==
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*[http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2977 Biographical article] at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
*[http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2977 Biographical article] at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
*[http://www.ozarksmagazine.com/index.html?p=238 "America's Undiscovered Continent"] — article on his life and work
*[http://www.ozarksmagazine.com/index.html?p=238 "America's Undiscovered Continent"] — article on his life and work
*[http://mysite.verizon.net/starhavenite/dh/dh-article.html "Wry Stories and Word Music"] — article on themes, techniques, and cultural background
*[http://mysite.verizon.net/starhavenite/dh/dh-article.html "Wry Stories and Word Music"]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} — article on themes, techniques, and cultural background
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/arts/12harington.html "Donald Harington, Ozark Surrealist, Dies at 73"]—NY Times obituary
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/arts/12harington.html "Donald Harington, Ozark Surrealist, Dies at 73"]—NY Times obituary
*[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/16/donald-harington-obituary "Donald Harington obituary"]—From the Guardian
*[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/16/donald-harington-obituary "Donald Harington obituary"]—From the Guardian
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Latest revision as of 07:24, 18 June 2024

Donald Harington
Born(1935-12-22)December 22, 1935
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 2009(2009-11-07) (aged 73)
Springdale, Arkansas, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
Boston University

Donald Douglas Harington (December 22, 1935 – November 7, 2009) was an American author and visual artist. All but the first of his novels either take place in or have an important connection to "Stay More", a fictional Ozark Mountains town based somewhat on Drakes Creek, Arkansas, where Harington spent summers as a child.

Biography

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Harington was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He lost nearly all of his hearing at age 12 due to meningitis. This did not prevent him from picking up and remembering the vocabulary and modes of expression among the Ozark denizens, nor in conducting his teaching career as an adult.

Though he intended to be a novelist from a very early age, his course of study and his teaching career were in art and art history. He taught art history in Millbrook, New York, Putney, Vermont, and South Dakota before returning to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, his alma mater, where he taught for 22 years before his retirement on May 1, 2008.

Entertainment Weekly called him "America's greatest unknown writer."[1] The novelist and critic Fred Chappell said "Donald Harington isn't an unknown writer. He's an undiscovered continent."[2] Novelist James Sallis wrote in The Boston Globe: "Harington's books are of a piece -- the quirkiest, most original body of work in contemporary U.S. letters."

Harington died of pneumonia, after a long illness, in Springdale on November 7, 2009.[3]

His novels are available from The Toby Press in a uniform edition, with cover illustrations by Wendell Minor.

A 2013 biopic of Harington titled Stay More: The World of Donald Harington was created by filmmaker Brian Walter based upon interviews with Harington and his wife during 2006–2007,[4] which was released in 2013 and is distributed by the University of Arkansas Press.[needs update]

Novels

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Nonfiction

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  • On a Clear Day: The Paintings of George Dombek, 1975-1994 (1995)
  • Let Us Build Us a City: Eleven Lost Towns (1986)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Donald Harington". The Week. The Week Staff. January 8, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Walter, Brian (September 6, 2009). "Stay Moore comes full circle". Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 2013.[dead link]
  4. ^ Bartholomew, Dustin (June 27, 2013). "'Stay More' documentary on late author, UA professor Donald Harington in the works". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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