Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler was a Canadian writer from Montreal, Quebec, best known for novels set in the city's Jewish community, among them The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Barney's Version. He also wrote the Jacob Two-Two fantasy series for children, and worked as a journalist, producing essays on Jewish life in Canada and on Canadian and Quebec nationalism. His 1992 book Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! generated considerable controversy. He died in 2001.