Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1931.
Raised there in the working-class Jewish neighbourhood around St.
Urbain Street, he attended Sir George Williams College (now a part
of Concordia University). In 1951 he left Canada for Europe,
settling in London, England, in 1954. Eighteen years later, he
moved back to Montreal.
Novelist and journalist, screenwriter and editor, Richler, one of
our most acclaimed writers, spent much of his career chronicling,
celebrating, and criticizing the Montreal and the Canada of his
youth. Whether the settings of his fiction are St. Urbain Street or
European capitals, his major characters never forsake the Montreal
world that shaped them. His most frequent voice is that of the
satirist, rendering an honest account of his times with care and
humour.
Richler’s many honours include the Giller Prize, two Governor
General’s Awards, and innumerable other awards for fiction,
journalism, and screenwriting. He died in Montreal in
2001.
William Weintraub was a reporter, writer, director, and film
producer, best known for his long career with the National Film
Board of Canada. He is the author of Why Rock the Boat?: A Novel;
The Underdogs; Getting Started: A Memoir of the 1950s; and more.
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