Howard richler biography

Canadian writer (1931–2001)

Mordecai RichlerCC (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.

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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.

Biography

Early life and education

The son of Lily (née Rosenberg) and Moses Isaac Richler,^[1] a scrap metal dealer, Richler was born on January 27, 1931, in Montreal, Quebec,^[2][3] and raised on St.

Urbain Street in that city's Mile End area. He was fluent