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Archie Crail
Archie Crail (born 1944 in Paarl, South Africa)〔"Can't feel safe, even in Saskatchewan". ''Windsor Star'', February 3, 1995.〕 is a South African-Canadian writer. He was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1992 Governor General's Awards for his short story collection ''The Bonus Deal''.〔"Ondaatje leads top literary nominees". ''Financial Post'', November 7, 1992.〕
==Background==
A coloured South African of Khoisan descent,〔"The essence of politics; Relocated in Regina, South African writer explores his roots". ''Edmonton Journal'', June 21, 1992.〕 Crail was born and raised in Paarl.〔 Educated at the University of South Africa,〔Heather Hodgson, ''Saskatchewan Writers: Lives Past and Present''. University of Regina Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0889771635. p. 63.〕 he was an anti-apartheid activist with the African National Congress,〔 and studied theology under Desmond Tutu.〔"A spinner of complex but sturdy prose". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 28, 1992.〕 He later spent several years living in South-West Africa, continuing his political activism with SWAPO,〔 and briefly moved to Botswana〔 before moving to Canada in 1980.〔 He initially resided in Toronto, but a series of suspicious events during this time led him to believe that the apartheid government of South Africa was continuing to target him for attack or assassination.〔
Crail and his family settled in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1984.〔 Crail took classes at the University of Regina,〔 including studying creative writing under Ven Begamudré.〔
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