Naben Ruthnum

Naben Ruthnum is a Canadian writer, who has published work under both his own name and the pen name Nathan Ripley.[1]

He won the Journey Prize in 2013 for his short story "Cinema Rex",[2] and has since published the books Curry: Reading, Eating and Race (2017), a non-fiction essay collection about immigrant cultural identity in food and literature,[3] and Find You in the Dark, a literary thriller novel.[4]

Originally from Kelowna, British Columbia, Ruthnum is of Mauritian descent.[5] He has a master's degree from McGill University, where he wrote his thesis on the role of Oscar Wilde in the development of the ghost story in British literature.[5]

Outside of his literary work, Ruthnum is also a former musician, most notable as the founding guitarist for Bend Sinister, a Vancouver-based progressive rock band.[6]

References
  1. "How Nathan Ripley subverts genre conventions in his debut thriller, Find You in the Dark". Quill & Quire, January 2018.
  2. "McAdam, Moore both among winners at Writers’ Trust awards". Quill & Quire, November 21, 2013.
  3. "Toronto authors explore food and family in two wildly different books". Now, September 13, 2017.
  4. "Review: Nathan Ripley’s cracking good debut thriller Find You in the Dark". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2018.
  5. "Naben Ruthnum". Asian Heritage in Canada.
  6. http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/print/Stories/sfunews101608012.html


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