Daniel Woodrell, the author of popular books such as “Winter’s Bone,” “Tomato Red,” “Give Us a Kiss” and more, died on Friday, Nov. 28, from pancreatic cancer, his wife Katie Estill-Woodrell confirmed. He was 72.
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Woodrell dropped out of high school to join the Marines. He later attended the University of Kansas, where he earned a BA and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His writing often followed small-town criminals and detectives, coining the term “country noir” for his style.
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