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Seeking Lions: An Afternoon with Kenneth Bonert
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:59:01
Publish Date: 2019-03-08 15:00:00
Description: In The Lion Seeker and The Mandela Plot, two powerful novels full of raw, vividly-drawn characters, Kenneth Bonert has explored the unique and fascinating story of the Jews of South Africa. In this talk he explains why he became a novelist and the inspiration that he drew from growing up in Johannesburg. He talks about the history of his family and of the Jewish community in South Africa and reflect on his literary goals such as capturing the authentic voices of his characters and examining their moral and political struggles. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Show ID: 34564]
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