Donald Harington

Donald
Harrington

Donald Harington was an influential Southern regional writer known for his distinct fictional universe centred in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Born in 1935 in Little Rock and raised in the nearby village of Drakes Creek, Harington's personal experiences profoundly shaped his literary work.
Donald Harington was an influential Southern regional writer known for his distinct fictional universe centred in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Born in 1935 in Little Rock and raised in the nearby village of Drakes Creek, Harington's personal experiences profoundly shaped his literary work.
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