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Earl McKenzie was born in rural Mount Charles, St. Andrew Jamaica in 1943. He attended Oberlin High School and Mico Teachers College. Then he lived for some years in the USA and Canada where he obtained a BA and MFA from Columbia University and a Ph D from the University of British Columbia. In Jamaica he taught in several high schools and at Church Teachers College. He currently lectures in Philosophy at the University of the West Indies, Mona. In addition to his poetry in 'Against Linearity' (Peepal Tree, 1993), he is the author of the novel, 'A Boy Named Ossie: A Jamaican Childhood' (Heinemann, 1991) and 'Two Roads to Mount Joyful & Other Stories' (Longman, 1992). His work has appeared in the following anthologies: 'Caribbean New Wave'; 'The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories' and 'Perspectives'.

The Almond Leaf

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      Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd
      Published 1 April 2009
      ISBN-13 9781845230128
      978-1845230128
      ISBN-10 1845230124

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      Book Synopsis

      Earl McKenzie was born in rural Mount Charles, St. Andrew Jamaica in 1943. He attended Oberlin High School and Mico Teachers College. Then he lived for some years in the USA and Canada where he obtained a BA and MFA from Columbia University and a Ph D from the University of British Columbia. In Jamaica he taught in several high schools and at Church Teachers College. He currently lectures in Philosophy at the University of the West Indies, Mona. In addition to his poetry in 'Against Linearity' (Peepal Tree, 1993), he is the author of the novel, 'A Boy Named Ossie: A Jamaican Childhood' (Heinemann, 1991) and 'Two Roads to Mount Joyful & Other Stories' (Longman, 1992). His work has appeared in the following anthologies: 'Caribbean New Wave'; 'The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories' and 'Perspectives'.

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