Kent Haruf fitaccen marubuci ɗan ƙasar Amurka ne wanda aka fi sani da ayyukansa waɗanda suka mayar da hankali kan rayuwar talakawa da ke zaune a karkarar Colorado. Littattafan tarihinsa sun nuna farin ciki, baƙin ciki, da gwagwarmayar rayuwar ƙaramar gari cikin rahusa, poignant, da kuma maganganun jin daɗin rai wanda ya ba shi babban yabo da kuma karanta karatun.
- An haifi Kent Haruf a ranar 24 ga Fabrairu, 1943, a Pueblo, Colorado.
- Ya karanci litattafai da rubutu a Jami'ar Nebraska Wesleyan da Jami'ar Iowa, inda ya sami digiri na MFA a 1973.
- Ya yi aiki a matsayin babban Turanci na makarantar sakandare da kuma malami mai rubutu a karkarar Colorado shekaru da yawa kafin ya zama marubuci cikakken lokaci.
- Littafinsa na farko, The Tie That Binds, an buga shi a cikin 1984 kuma ya sami lambar yabo ta Whiting Award da Hemingway Foundation / PEN Award.
- Sauran ayyukansa sanannu sun hada da Plainsong, Eventide, Benediction, da Rayukanmu a Dare.
- Ya mutu a ranar 30 ga Nuwamba, 2014, yana da shekara 71, saboda cutar huhu.
Willa Cather wani marubuci ɗan ƙasar Amurka ne wanda ya yi rubutu game da rayuwa a kan Babban filayen da Yammacin Amurka. Ayyukanta, kamar My Ántonia da O Pioneers !, sun bincika jigogi game da ƙaura, aikin gona, dangi, da kuma asalin mutum a cikin salo na zahiri da azanci wanda ya kama ruhun yankin Amurka.
John Steinbeck fitaccen marubuci ɗan ƙasar Amurka ne wanda ake ɗaukarsa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin manyan marubutan ƙarni na 20. Ayyukansa, kamar su Inabi na Fushi da Gabashin Adnin, sun magance matsalolin zamantakewa da siyasa, kamar talauci, rashin adalci, da wariya, yayin bikin ruhun mutum da ikon tausayawa da tausayi.
Richard Ford fitaccen marubuci ɗan ƙasar Amurka ne wanda aka fi sani da ayyukansa waɗanda ke bincika rayuwar talakawa da ke zaune a ƙaramin gari na Amurka. Ayyukansa, kamar Ranar 'Yanci da Wasannin Wasanni, ana nuna su ta hanyar zurfafa fahimtar juna game da alaƙar ɗan adam, da kwatancin matsayinsu da halayensu, da kallon mutuntaka da tausayi.
Plainsong wani labari ne da Kent Haruf ya wallafa a 1999. Ya ba da labarin yawancin mazauna wani ƙaramin gari na Colorado waɗanda suka sami rayuwarsu ta shiga cikin hanyoyin da ba a zata ba. Littafin labari yana bincika jigogi na kadaici, rashi, ƙauna, da fansa a cikin kayan alatu da kuma abubuwan da ke haifar da lamuran rayuwar karkara.
Benediction wani labari ne da Kent Haruf ya wallafa a 2013. Ya ba da labarin wani dattijo mai suna Dad Lewis wanda ke fuskantar mutuwar kansa kuma yana yin la’akari da abubuwan da ya gabata da alaƙar da ke tsakaninsa da danginsa da kuma al'umma. Littafin labari yana bincika jigogi na nadama, gafara, da kuma ikon haɗin ɗan adam a cikin magana mai ƙarfi da tausayi.
Rayuwarmu a Dare wani labari ne da Kent Haruf ya wallafa wanda aka buga a shekara ta 2015. Ya ba da labarin wasu maƙwabta tsofaffi guda biyu masu suna Louis da Addie waɗanda ke yin platonic amma suna da kusanci a cikin shekarunsu na ƙarshe. Littafin labari yana bincika jigogi na kadaici, abota, da kuma damar ta biyu a cikin ladabi mai ladabi da motsawa wanda ke kama kyawawan rayuwar rayuwa.
Yawancin masu karatu suna ba da shawarar farawa ta hanyar Plainsong ko Souls ɗinmu a Dare, saboda dukansu suna da sauƙin samu, masu iko, kuma wakilin salon Haruf da jigogi.
Wasu jigogi na yau da kullun a cikin ayyukan Haruf sun haɗa da ikon haɗin ɗan adam, kyakkyawa da zaluntar yanayi, gwagwarmayar asali da ma'ana, da kuma ƙarfin halin talakawa.
Salon salon Haruf ya kasance mai rahusa, mara tsari, da waƙa. Yana amfani da gajerun jumla, tattaunawa ta dabi'a, da kuma cikakkun bayanai don tayar da rhythms da laushi na rayuwar karkara da yanayin yanayin halayyar sa. Littafinsa ana yawan kwatanta shi da na Hemingway, Faulkner, da Steinbeck, amma yana da murya ta musamman da hangen nesa duk nasa.
Haka ne, akwai karɓar fim ɗin Souls ɗinmu a Dare, wanda aka yiwa Robert Redford da Jane Fonda, waɗanda aka saki akan Netflix a cikin 2017. Babu sauran karɓar fim ɗin ayyukansa a wannan lokacin.
Ayyukan Kent Haruf sun sami yabo mai mahimmanci da kuma karanta litattafansu don rahusa, poignant, da kuma nuna alamun rai na rayuwar gari a Colorado. An yaba wa ayyukansa saboda maganganun da suke bayarwa, da zurfin fahimta game da alaƙar ɗan adam, da kallon mutum da tausayi. Abubuwan da ya gada sun ci gaba da karfafawa da tasiri ga marubuta da masu karatu a duniya.