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Consolation
1996 Nominated

Consolation

Earl G. Long

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The Story of a Caribbean island and how its environment and its community cope with the onslaught of the 20th century.

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Earl G. Long

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Earl
G. Long

Earl G. Long was born in St Lucia. He studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, worked for several years with the United States Public Health Service, and now lives and works in Pretoria, South Africa.

He has worked all over the world, most recently in the Congo with the US Agency for International development. He has published widely in specialist medical journals, has three published novels and won the Essence short story competition in 1993.

Earl G. Long was born in St Lucia. He studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, worked for several years with the United States Public Health Service, and now lives and works in Pretoria, South Africa.

He has worked all over the world, most recently in the Congo with the US Agency for International development. He has published widely in specialist medical journals, has three published novels and won the Essence short story competition in 1993.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
St. Lucia, USA
Author
Earl G. Long
Publisher
Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Nominating Library
Castries

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