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John Reed (1929–2012)

Author of A Book of African Verse

John Reed is John O. Reed (2). For other authors named John O. Reed, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by John Reed

A Book of African Verse (1976) — Editor — 31 copies
A New Book of African Verse (1984) — Editor — 10 copies
French African Verse (1972) 5 copies

Associated Works

Nocturnes (1961) — Translator, some editions — 16 copies

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Canonical name
Reed, John
Legal name
Reed, John Oliver
Birthdate
1929
Date of death
2012
Gender
male
Education
University of Oxford
Occupations
anthologist
translator
Organizations
University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Short biography
[from Magdalen College, Oxford website]
John Oliver Reed (1929–2012) was a Demy at Magdalen, reading English. Having got a First, he taught briefly at the University of Edinburgh and King's College, before moving to Africa, where he taught in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe both before and after independence, and Zambia, and then also in China and Japan. He finally retired to Manchester.
Nationality
England
Birthplace
London, Middlesex, England, UK
Place of death
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

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