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George Fetherling

(1949) Journalist Canada

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George Fetherling is a journalist from Canada, best known for River of gold: the Fraser & Cariboo gold rushes.

Quick Facts About George Fetherling

Born
January 1, 1949
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Journalist
Notable works
River of gold: the Fraser & Cariboo gold rushes

About George Fetherling

Douglas George Fetherling is a Canadian poet, novelist, and cultural commentator. One of the most prolific figures in Canadian letters, he has written or edited more than fifty books, including a dozen volumes of poetry, five book-length fictions, and a memoir. He lives in Vancouver. He has been the weekly literary columnist at five metropolitan newspapers and several national magazines. He has been writer-in-residence at Queen's University, the University of Toronto and the University of New Brunswick. He published under the name Douglas Fetherling until 1999, and thereafter under the name George Fetherling, switching to his middle name to honour his father George after recovering from life-saving surgery for the same medical condition that had killed his father.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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