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Leon Rooke

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Canadian writer

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Born: 1934-09-11
Works: 59

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Hitting the Charts
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Sing Me No Love Songs, I'll Say You No Prayers
Beautiful Wife
Good Baby

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Born: 11 September 1934

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Instance of: human
Given name: Leon
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Roanoke Rapids
Occupation: academic
Employer: University of Victoria
Languages spoken: English language
Official website: www.leonrooke.com
Image: Leon Rooke - Eden Mills Writers Festival - 2013 (DanH-2134) (cropped).jpg

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1934 births American emigrants to Canada Canadian male novelists Governor General's Award–winning fiction writers Living people Members of the Order of Canada

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