A powerful family saga, the lion seeker is a thrilling ride through the life of isaac helger, from redheaded hooligan on the streets of johannesburg to striving young man on the make. In his debut novel, kenneth bonert tells the story of a family among their number. The lion seeker is a powerful and thoroughly engrossing novel, grand in scope, richly imagined, full of dramatic incident, and crafted in a prose that is by turns roughhewn and lyrical. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The lion seeker npr coverage of the lion seeker by kenneth bonert. Bonerts special charm is the language in which he has written this book. The lion seeker arrives in bookstores this week, and bonert, who wrote for the canadian press and the pembroke observer before turning to fiction, has spent the better part of a past decade. Book summary a thrilling ride through the life of one fumbling young hero, the lion seeker is a glorious reinvention of the classic family and comingofage sagas. Buy this book a stupid or a clever, a lion or a lamb.
David bezmozgis, author of the free world and natasha. Bonert was also a finalist for the sami rohr prize and the governor generals literary award. Making ones way through the mixture of english, afrikaans, zulu, and yiddish, the reader. To read it is to be reminded how great a great novel can be. The lion seeker kenneth bonert 9780547898049 netgalley.
The only thing that really counts in this world is the fist. Kenneth bonert s south african epic the lion seeker hasnt gotten much attention. In his debut novel, kenneth bonert tells the story of a. Kenneth bonerts first novel, the lion seeker, won the national jewish book award, the edward lewis wallant award, and the canadian jewish book award. Lion seeker by kenneth bonert, a young toronto writer, adds to the unique diversity in canadian literature. In the tradition of the great immigrant sagas, the lion seeker brings us isaac helger, son of lithuanian jewish immigrants, surviving the streets of johannesburg. When a novel grabs and holds me it tends to be the kind for lingering over, maximizing immersion. Kenneth bonerts first novel, the lion seeker, won the national jewish book award, the edward lewis wallant award, and the canadian jewish book. He was born in south africa and now lives in toronto, ontario. The lion seeker brilliantly brings to life the world of south african jewry in all its raw energy and ribald vernacular. Kenneth bonertsfirst novel, the lion seeker, won the national jewish book award, the edward lewis wallant award, and the canadian jewish book award. The lion seeker by kenneth bonert, a young toronto writer, adds to the unique diversity in canadian literature. Such is the refrain in isaac helgers mind as he makes his way from redheaded hooligan to searching adolescent to striving young man on the make.
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