Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler (1931–2001) was a Canadian novelist best known for works like The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959), St. Urbain's Horseman (1971), Solomon Gursky Was Here (1989), and Barney's Version (1997), often set in Montreal's Jewish community. He won two Governor General's Awards (1968, 1971), the Giller Prize (1997), and Companion of the Order of Canada (2001), and was twice nominated for the Booker Prize. Richler also wrote acclaimed children's books in the Jacob Two-Two series and essays critiquing Quebec nationalism.