Kenneth Bonert

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.

Kenneth Bonert
Born	1972[1] Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	novelist, short stories
Nationality	South African/Canadian
Period	2000s–present
Notable works	The Lion Seeker

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]