Avner Mandelman

Avner Mandelman
Occupation writer
Nationality Canadian
Period 2000s-present
Notable works The Debba

Avner Mandelman is an Israeli-Canadian businessman and writer. His debut novel The Debba, published in 2010, won the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel,[1] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[2]

A financial industry manager in Toronto, Ontario,[3] Mandelman has also published two short story collections and the investment guide The Sleuth Investor.[3] His short story collection Talking to the Enemy won the first Sophie Brody Award for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature from the American Library Association in 2006.[4]

Works

References

  1. "Penny, Cameron win Arthur Ellis Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2011.
  2. "Giller longlist announced". Vancouver Sun, September 21, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "When assessing a company, check the sparkplugs". The Globe and Mail, July 31, 2010.
  4. "Avner Mandelman receives first Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature". American Library Association, January 24, 2006.
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