Kenneth bonert biography
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- Kenneth Bonert talks about The Lion Seeker, his first novel about a Jewish emigrant family who settle in South Africa before the Second World War.
- KENNETH BONERT's first novel, The Lion Seeker, won the National Jewish Book Award, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, and the Canadian Jewish Book Award.
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Kenneth Bonert
South African-Canadian writer
Kenneth Bonert | |
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| Born | 1972[1] Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | novelist, short stories |
| Nationality | South African/Canadian |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | The Lion Seeker |
Kenneth Bonert (born 1972) is a South African-Canadian writer. His debut novelThe Lion Seeker won both the 2013 National Jewish Book Award for Outstanding Debut Fiction[2][3] and the 2013 Edward Lewis Wallant Award.[4]The Lion Seeker was also a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Governor General's Award for English-language Fiction,[5] and the 2013 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[6] Bonert's second novel, The Mandela Plot, was released in 2018.
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.[7]
Early life
Bonert was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario in 1989 with his par
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Kenneth Bonert
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KENNETH BONERT's work has appeared in McSweeney's 25, Grain, and The Fiddlehead. A former journalist, his work has appeared in the Globe and Mail and other publications. Born in South Africa, he is the grandson of Lithuanian immigrants.
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