Mordecai Richler

1931 - 2001

country of citizenship: Canada

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Yiddish, English

educated at: Concordia University, Sir George Williams University, Baron Byng High School

occupation: screenwriter, writer, novelist, children's writer, essayist, playwright

award received: Governor General's Literary Awards, Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's Walk of Fame, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, honorary doctorate from the McGill University, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

Mordecai Richler (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. Source: Wikipedia (en)