Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92
2026-09-01T02:34:26Z NEW YORK (AP) — Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian who in poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated the farming communities of his native state and warned of the excesses and misjudgments of an industrial, commercialized society, has died.
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- Published: Sep 1, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC
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