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He was married to Stella née Agius from 1971 until her death in 1989, and together they had two children called Ruben and Marija. He worked as a school teacher for over three decades, teaching art and the Maltese language in government schools. Trevor Żahra was born on 16 December 1947 in Żejtun. Program 15 : Il-letteratura tat-tfal : Adrian Grima, Pierre Meilak & Gorg Peresso. He has published over 120 books in the Maltese language since 1971. Trevor Żahra (born 16 December 1947) is a Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator. Starting early and specializing is fashionable, but has dubious merit.Īt the age of ten months old, Tiger Woods picked up his first miniature golf club. why you should be a Roger, not a Tiger. how the complexity of modern life has changed the way we think and.what comic books have to tell us about the ingredients of success.They also show that experts often judge their own fields more narrowly than open-minded, intellectually curious amateurs do. 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