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Avner Mandelman Biography

Avner Mandelman was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War. Two of his story collections have been published in Canada.

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

The U.S. story collection Talking to the Enemy, which consists of stories from the two Canadian collections, was chosen by Kirkus as one of the twenty-five best books of , and by the ALA as the first recipient of the Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature.

Several of his stories have won awards in the U.S., Canada, and Israel, including being selected for the Pushcart Prize, and the Journey Prize.

His short story, "Pity," was selected for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories

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