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Naben Ruthnum
Canadian writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naben Ruthnum is a Canadian writer, who has published work under both his own name and the pen name Nathan Ripley.[1]
He won the Journey Prize in 2013 for his short story "Cinema Rex",[2] and has since published the books Curry: Reading, Eating and Race (2017), a non-fiction essay collection about immigrant cultural identity in food and literature,[3] and two literary thriller novels, Find You in the Dark[4] and Your Life is Mine. Ruthnum's current novel, A Hero of Our Time, was published in January, 2022[5] and a novella, Helpmeet, was published in May, 2022.
Originally from Kelowna, British Columbia, Ruthnum is of Mauritian descent.[6] He has a master's degree from McGill University, where he wrote his thesis on the role of Oscar Wilde in the development of the ghost story in British literature.[6]
Ruthnum is also a former musician who was a guitarist for Bend Sinister, a Vancouver-based progressive rock band.[7]
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