Tong, Raymond
TONG, Raymond
TONG, Raymond. British, b. 1922. Genres: Poetry, Travel/Exploration. Career: Freelance writer, currently; served in Nigeria, Uganda, Overseas Education Service, 1949-61; British Council Officer, Argentina, Iraq, India, Kuwait, England, 1961-82. Publications: Today the Sun, 1947; Angry Decade, 1950; (editor) African Helicon, 1954, 1975; Figures in Ebony (travel), 1958; Fabled City, 1960; A Matter of History, 1976; Crossing the Border, 1978; Observing the English, 1991; Selected Poems, 1994; Returning Home, 1996. Address: 1 Beaufort Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2JT, England.
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