Naben Ruthnum

Naben Ruthnum is a Canadian writer, who has published work under both his own name and the pen name Nathan Ripley.[1]

He won the Journey Prize in 2013 for his short story "Cinema Rex",[2] and has since published the books Curry: Reading, Eating and Race (2017), a non-fiction essay collection about immigrant cultural identity in food and literature,[3] and Find You in the Dark, a literary thriller novel.[4]

Originally from Kelowna, British Columbia, Ruthnum is of Mauritian descent.[5] He has a master's degree from McGill University, where he wrote his thesis on the role of Oscar Wilde in the development of the ghost story in British literature.[5]

Outside of his literary work, Ruthnum is also a former musician, most notable as the founding guitarist for Bend Sinister, a Vancouver-based progressive rock band.[6]

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