On the recordMarch 19, 2010
I rise in support of H. Res. 1040, recognizing the life and work of Donald Harington. Mr. Harington was born December 22, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he spent much of his childhood. It was there as well as in the town of Drakes Creek that he drew inspiration for his novel, set in the fictional town of Stay More. Though he lost most of his hearing at the age of 12, he had a strong memory of the local voices, accents and intonations he had heard as a boy and incorporated them to great effect in his works. Mr. Harington's daring experiments with literary styles made him hard to pigeonhole in the world of literature. But his stories attracted legions of fans and high praise from critics, particularly his 1975 novel 'The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks,' and the 1972 autobiography 'Some Other Place. The Right Place.'
