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Mordecai Richler

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.

Books by Mordecai Richler

Son of a Smaller Hero

Solomon Gursky Was Here

St. Urbain's Horseman

The Acrobats

Barney's Version

Joshua Then and Now

Cocksure

Joshua Then and Now

Son of a Smaller Hero

Barney's Version (Movie Tie-in Edition)

Barney's Version

Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur

Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case

Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Solomon Gursky Was Here

Jacob Two-Two-'s First Spy Case

Dispatches from the Sporting Life

On Snooker

The Street

St. Urbain's Horseman

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Belling the Cat

This Year In Jerusalem

The Moslem Wife and Other Stories

A Choice of Enemies

Broadsides

The Incomparable Atuk

Writers On World War II