Montreal's Sarah Bernstein explores power and prejudice in Booker longlisted 'Study for Obedience'
Canadian author Sarah Bernstein, shown in a handout photo, has been longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for her second novel, “Study for Obedience.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alice Meikle **MANDATORY CREDIT**
"She said something like, 'I can turn the tables, I can do as I want, I can make my women obedient and murderous at the same time,"' Bernstein recalled in an interview. It has been described as "unsettling" and one review called it a "masterly" followup to Bernstein's 2021 debut novel, "The Coming Bad Days."
Folded into that are questions about how history is transmitted through generations and how behaviours are learned either through explicit instruction or simple observation, she said. Earlier this year, Bernstein's name also appeared on literary magazine Granta's list of best young British novelists -- a once-in-a-decade recognition of 20 writers under the age of 40.
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