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 | |
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Born | Johannesburg |
Occupation | novelist, short stories |
Nationality | South African/Canadian |
Period | 2000s-present |
Notable works | The 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]
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