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Sarah Bernstein

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Sarah Bernstein

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1987-04-23 (Montreal, Quebec)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Montreal, Quebec, Canada → Scotland

Career

Occupations
Writer, Academic
Active Years
2015-2025
Affiliations
University of Sheffield, University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde
Nominations
International Dublin Literary Award Longlist

Education

Concordia University
English and Creative Writing
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Country: Canada
Combined undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing
University of New Brunswick
Degree: Master of Arts
Country: Canada

Awards

Giller Prize
2023
Work: Study for Obedience
Organization: Scotiabank
Result: Won
Booker Prize
2023
Work: Study for Obedience
Result: Shortlisted
Scotland's National Book Awards
2024
Work: Study for Obedience
Category: Fiction Book of the Year
Result: Shortlisted

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Study for Obedience

2023 Novel

A woman visits her brother and becomes embroiled in strange events.

ObedienceGuilt

The Coming Bad Days

2021 Novel

A story of a woman who has premonitions.

Now Comes the Lightning

2015 Prose poems

Collection of prose poems.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Innovative writing

Legacy

Canadian writer who won the 2023 Giller Prize and was named in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.

Trivia

  • Stub article on Wikipedia as a Canadian novelist and poet.