Kenneth Bonert

Kenneth Bonert is a South African-Canadian writer. His debut novel The Lion Seeker won both the 2013 National Jewish Book Award for Outstanding Debut Fiction[1][2] and the 2013 Edward Lewis Wallant Award.[3] The Lion Seeker was also a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Governor General's Award for English-language Fiction,[4] and the 2013 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[5] Bonert's second novel, The Mandela Plot, was released in 2018.

Kenneth Bonert
BornJohannesburg
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalitySouth African/Canadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Lion Seeker

Originally from Johannesburg, Bonert moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1989.[4]

Bonert has previously published short stories, including the Journey Prize nominee "Packers and Movers", as well as a novella, Peacekeepers, 1995, which appeared in McSweeney's.[6]

References
  1. "NJBA winners list 2013". Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. "Wallant Award Winners". Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  4. "Kenneth Bonert's Jewish South African novel up for Governor General's prize". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 2, 2013.
  5. "Amazon First Novel Award list". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. "On Writing, with Kenneth Bonert" Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, February 26, 2013.


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