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Fiction Literary

The Street

by (author) Mordecai Richler

afterword by William Weintraub

Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Initial publish date
May 2002
Category
Literary, Short Stories (single author)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780771034770
    Publish Date
    May 2002
    List Price
    $12.95
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781511317221
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $21.99

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Description

In this beguiling collection of short stories and memoirs, first published in 1969, Mordecai Richler looks back on his childhood in Montreal, recapturing the lively panorama of St. Urbain Street: the refugees from Europe with their unexpected sophistication and snobbery; the catastrophic day when there was an article about St. Urbain Street in Time; Tansky’s Cigar and Soda with its “beat-up brown phonebooth” used for “private calls”; and tips on sex from Duddy Kravitz.

Overflowing with humour, nostalgia, and wisdom, The Street is a brilliant introduction to Richler’s lifelong love-affair with St. Urbain Street and its inhabitants.

About the authors

Mordecai Richler (1931-2001) wrote ten novels; numerous screenplays, essays, children's books; and several works of non-fiction. He gained international acclaim with The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, which was later made into a movie. During his career, he was the recipient of dozens of literary awards, including two Governor General's Awards, The Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Mordecai Richler was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2001.

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