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.
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.