Matt Lennox

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Matt Lennox
Born1980
Orillia, Ontario
Occupationnovelist, short story writer
LanguageEnglish
Nationality Canadian
Years active2000s-present
Notable worksMen of Salt, Men of Earth, Knucklehead

Matt Lennox (born 1980 in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian fiction writer, [1] whose 2015 novel Knucklehead was a longlisted contender for the 2017 edition of Canada Reads . [2]

A film studies graduate of York University, [1] he enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Kandahar, Afghanistan. [3] He then studied creative writing at the University of Guelph, [3] and published his debut short story collection Men of Salt, Men of Earth in 2009. [1] The book was a finalist for the ReLit Awards in the short fiction category in 2010.

He published his debut novel The Carpenter in 2012. [1] The novel was also translated into French as Rédemption. [4] Knucklehead followed in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The New Recruit: Matt Lennox on The Carpenter". National Post , March 2, 2012.
  2. "CBC Canada Reads 2017 announces longlist, including Katherena Vermette, Vivek Shraya, André Alexis". National Post , December 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Tales from Kandahar - just not yet". The Globe and Mail , March 1, 2010.
  4. "La Rédemption de Matt Lennox". Le Journal du Dimanche , September 26, 2014.
  5. "Review: Knucklehead serves as an exploration of contemporary manhood". The Globe and Mail , May 29, 2015.