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Extraordinary Canadians: Mordecai Richler
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Both Mordecai Richler and M.G. Vassanji are award-winning novelists who regarded themselves as outsiders in their respective societies—one a Jew in Quebec, the other an Indian in Africa who emigrated to Canada. Their experiences were vastly different, but their stance as observer afforded each an acute perspective. Vassanji digs deep into Richler’s Montreal childhood and family history, charting his career from a novice abroad to his rise as one of Canada’s great satirical writers. Richler’s novels—reflecting his double heritage—can be wildly funny, yet they retain a sense of the complex, the historic, and the tragic. As well, he was a prolific and humorous essayist, holding up a mirror to the foibles of our times. Displaying his usual narrative flair, Vassanji explores the life and artistic quest of the Montreal novelist who gave us such unforgettable characters as Duddy Kravitz, Solomon Gursky, and Barney Panofsky—extraordinary Canadians all.
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| Weight | 0.209975 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.524 × 12.7 × 19.558 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 256 |
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| Year Published | 2012-9-4 |
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| Publication City/Country | Canada |
| ISBN 10 | 0143055909 |
| About The Author | M.G. VASSANJI won the Giller Prize for The Book of Secrets and The In-Between World of Vikram Lall, and the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction for A Place Within: Rediscovering India. His novel The Assassin's Song was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Most recently, his novel Nostalgia was a finalist in Canada Reads 2017. |
“Respectful yet probing, [Vassanji] creates a solid and intriguing biography of one of the most private yet profound writers of the Canadian scene.” —The Globe and Mail“Sympathetic and distinguished.” —Winnipeg Free Press“Elegantly compact. . . . Vassanji deliberately reads against the grain of the well-known Richlerian 'gruff caricature,' treating anecdotes with caution, aware that Richler’s memorializers might 'use memory' to embellish, reinvent, settle scores.” —Canadian Literature |
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