Wharton

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Wharton

Wharton is a Canadian writer and professor in the English department at University of Alberta. Wharton has written several books, including his first novel, Icefields, which won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in Canada and the Caribbean. Icefields was a finalist for Canada Reads 2008, when it was defended by Steve MacLean. He lives near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Wharton is a Canadian writer and professor in the English department at University of Alberta. Wharton has written several books, including his first novel, Icefields, which won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in Canada and the Caribbean. Icefields was a finalist for Canada Reads 2008, when it was defended by Steve MacLean. He lives near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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