Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler CC
Richler in the 1960s
Born	(1931-01-27)January 27, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	July 3, 2001(2001-07-03) (aged 70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Mount Royal Cemetery
Education	Baron Byng High School
Alma mater	Sir George Williams University
Occupation	Writer
Spouses	Catherine Boudreau ​ ​ (m. 1954, divorced)​ Florence Isabel Mann (née Wood) ​ ​ (m. 1961⁠–⁠2001)​
Children	Daniel Richler Jacob Richler Noah Richler Martha Richler Emma Richler

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.