Avner Mandelman

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Avner Mandelman
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Debba
Notable awards Sophie Brody Award (2006)

Avner Mandelman is an Israeli-Canadian businessman and writer. His debut novel The Debba, published in 2010, won the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, [1] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [2]

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A former hedge fund manager in Toronto, Ontario, [3] Mandelman has also published two short story collections and the investment guide The Sleuth Investor. [3] His short story collection Talking to the Enemy won the first Sophie Brody Award for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature from the American Library Association in 2006. [4] Talking to the Enemy, containing stories featured in The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize Stories , was recognized as a Best Book of 2005 by Kirkus Reviews and won the J. I. Segal Award for Fiction in 2000.

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References

  1. "Penny, Cameron win Arthur Ellis Awards". The Globe and Mail , June 4, 2011.
  2. "Giller longlist announced". Vancouver Sun , September 21, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "When assessing a company, check the sparkplugs". The Globe and Mail , July 31, 2010.
  4. "Avner Mandelman receives first Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature". American Library Association, January 24, 2006.