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 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]
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]