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Tony Eprile is a South African writer.
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Tony Eprile is a South African writer.
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 1972 and 1972 and now lives in Vermont. [3] [4]
Johannesburg, informally known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. While Johannesburg is not one of South Africa's three capital cities, it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade.
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He has taught at Northwestern University, Williams College, Bennington College, Lesley University, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. [5]
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Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.
Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, founded in 1932. Originally a women's college, it became co-educational in 1969. It was the first college to include visual and performing arts as an equal partner in the liberal arts curriculum. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
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 [8] won the Koret Jewish Book Award. [9] 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 ]
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