Sarah Bernstein (author) explained

Sarah Bernstein
Occupation:	Writer and academic
Notable Works:	Study for Obediance
Awards:	Giller Prize winner and Booker Prize nominee

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.

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

• The Coming Bad Days (2021)
• Study for Obedience (2023)

Poetry

• Now Comes the Lightning (2015)

Notes and References

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