Tony Eprile
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Tony Eprile is a South African writer.
Early life[]
Tony Eprile was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1955 to Jewish parents.[1][2] He emigrated with his parents to the United States between 1970 and 1972 and as of 2004 lives in Vermont.[3][4]
He has taught at Northwestern University, Williams College, Bennington College, Lesley University, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[5]
Career[]
Eprile is the author of the 1989 book Temporary Sojourner and Other South African Stories,[6] which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.[7]
His 2004 book The Persistence of Memory[3][8][9] won the Koret Jewish Book Award.[10] The novel was also a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was listed as a best book of 2004 by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.[citation needed]
Publications[]
Short stories[]
- Temporary Sojourner and Other South African Stories (1989)
Novels[]
- The Persistence of Memory (2004)
References[]
- ^ "the ILANOT Review". www.biu.ac.il.
- ^ Switzerland), Posen Library of Jewish culture and civilization (Lucerne (November 20, 2012). "The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973-2005". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Brawarsky, Sandee (September 9, 2004). "'Memory' Shapes Life and History". Jewish Journal.
- ^ Taliaferro, Frances (June 13, 2004). "Laughter and Forgetting". Washington Post (book review).
- ^ Cornwell, Gareth; Klopper, Dirk; Mackenzie, Craig (April 13, 2010). "The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945". Columbia University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Rochman, Hazel (August 20, 1989). "Where Men Are Boys Even Now" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Eprile, Tony 1955(?)- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Tait, Theo (August 8, 2004). "Truth and Reconciliation". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ah, but the land is unforgettable". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2004.
- ^ "Jewish book awards get facelift". March 7, 2006.
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