Mordecai Richler | |
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 Richler in the 1960s | |
| Born | January 27, 1931 |
| Died | July 3, 2001 (aged 70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery |
| Education | Baron Byng High School |
| Alma mater | Sir George Williams University |
| Occupation | Writer |
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Mordecai Richler CC (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959) and Barney's Version (1997). His 1970 novel St. Urbain's Horseman and 1989 novel Solomon Gursky Was Here were nominated for the Booker Prize. He is also well known for the Jacob Two-Two fantasy series for children. In addition to his fiction, Richler wrote numerous essays about the Jewish community in Canada, and about Canadian and Quebec nationalism. Richler's Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! (1992), a collection of essays about nationalism and anti-Semitism, generated considerable controversy.