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Sarah Bernstein (author)

Sarah Bernstein (author)

Canadian writer and scholar

Sarah Bernstein is a Canadian writer and scholar. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, and now lives in Scotland where she teaches literature and creative writing.[1] She has taught at the universities of Sheffield, Edinburgh and Strathclyde.

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Her collection of prose poems Now Comes the Lightning appeared in 2015 and was shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Writing. Her debut novel The Coming Bad Days was published in 2021.[2] Her next novel, Study for Obedience, was shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize[3][4] and won the 2023 Giller Prize.[5]

In 2023, Bernstein was named by Granta magazine as one of the best young writers in Britain.[1]

Works

Novels

Poetry

  • Now Comes the Lightning (2015)

References

  1. [1]
    "5 Canadian authors shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. [2]
    Lauren Elkin, "The Coming Bad Days by Sarah Bernstein review – a study in unknowability". The Guardian, June 3, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Anderson, Porter (2023-09-21). "In England: The Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2023 Shortlist". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  4. [4]
    "Sarah Bernstein interview: 'The question of innocence is a complicated one' | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. [5]
    Brad Wheeler, "Sarah Bernstein wins 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 13, 2023.


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