Kenneth Bonert

Kenneth Bonert
Born1972[1]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalitySouth African/Canadian
Period2000s–present
Notable worksThe Lion Seeker

Kenneth Bonert (born 1972) is a South African-Canadian writer. His debut novel The 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 parents.[5] He studied journalism at Ryerson University.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kenneth Bonert Literatur Festival Berlin. Accessed on 25 July 2024
  2. ^ "NJBA winners list 2013". Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. ^ "Wallant Award Winners". Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Kenneth Bonert's Jewish South African novel up for Governor General's prize". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Amazon First Novel Award list". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ^ "On Writing, with Kenneth Bonert" Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, February 26, 2013.
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