Wendell Berry
August 5, 1934 - August 31, 2026
General Information
Bio
Wendell Berry (1934-2026) Writer, farmer, poet, novelist. Wendell Berry was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Port Royal, Kentucky.
Full Name
Wendell Erdman Berry
Locations
Bronx
Author's Timeline
1934
Birth
Wendell Erdman Berry was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 5, 1934.
1962-1964
Other Life Event
Bronx County
Mr. Berry taught English at New York University's University Heights campus in the Bronx, New York.
Mr. Berry taught English at New York University's University Heights campus in the Bronx, New York.
1964
Literary Work
The Broken Ground
Harcourt Brace & World, New York
Collection of poetry.
Harcourt Brace & World, New York
Collection of poetry.
1967
Literary Work
A Place on Earth
Harcourt, Brace & World
Novel.
Harcourt, Brace & World
Novel.
1974
Literary Work
The Memory of Old Jack
Counterpoint (1999)
1582430438 / 978-1582430430
Novel.
Counterpoint (1999)
1582430438 / 978-1582430430
Novel.
1977
Literary Work
The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture
Sierra Club Books
0-87156-877-2
Nonfiction.
Sierra Club Books
0-87156-877-2
Nonfiction.
1981
Literary Work
The Gift of Good Land: Further Essays Cultural and Agricultural
North Point Press
9780865470514 / 978-0865470514
Collection of essays.
North Point Press
9780865470514 / 978-0865470514
Collection of essays.
1987
Literary Work
Home Economics: Fourteen Essays
North Point Press
1582434859
Collection of essays.
North Point Press
1582434859
Collection of essays.
2000
Literary Work
Jayber Crow
Counterpoint, Washington, DC
1582430292 / 978-1582430294
Novel.
Counterpoint, Washington, DC
1582430292 / 978-1582430294
Novel.
2004
Literary Work
Hannah Coulter: A Novel
Counterpoint, Washington, DC
9781593760366 / 978-1593760366
Novel.
Counterpoint, Washington, DC
9781593760366 / 978-1593760366
Novel.
2018
Literary Work
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
Counterpoint, Berkeley
1640090282
Collection of essays.
Counterpoint, Berkeley
1640090282
Collection of essays.
2018
Literary Work
Peace Of Wild Things
Penguin Books Ltd.
014198712X / 978-0141987125
Collection of poetry.
Penguin Books Ltd.
014198712X / 978-0141987125
Collection of poetry.
2026
Death
Wendell Berry died at his home in Port Royal, Kentucky, on August 31, 2026.
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