Kent Harrington

Kent Harrington is an American novelist most known for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), The American Boys, and The Tattooed Muse.

Background Harrington's father was Irish-Jewish and his mother was Guatemalan. He attended the Palo Alto Military Academy and San Francisco State University, where he received a degree in Spanish literature. He lived in Spain and Latin America. Before becoming a novelist, he was a teacher, carpenter, factory worker and life insurance salesman.