Interesting facts about Mordecai Richler

What is Famous for?

Mordecai Richler was an important figure in the Canadian literary scene for more than 40 years. He was known for his “breakthrough” novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

 Link: https://biography.yourdictionary.com/mordecai-richler 

Mordecai Richler’s First Novel

Mordecai Richler’s very first book was published in 1954, The Acrobats. The novel was about living in a rat-infested hotel in Spain after the war. Roger Kraus, a Nazi and André Bennett, a Canadian painter meet on a bridge on the last night of a fiesta. This novel is driven to a violent climax and got many mixed reviews, but it was an amazing start to his career.

Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/english-canadian-literature-biographies/mordecai-richler

Tribute to Mordecai Richler

Here is a tribute to Mordecai Richler found on the 

“Plateau-Mont-Royal” in Montreal.

Link: https://artpublicmontreal.ca/oeuvre/hommage-a-mordecai-richler/ 

Mordecai’s Family

This is Mordecai, his wife Florence and their three children in 1961  
on a family trip in Long Island. 

Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-florence-and-mordecai-richler-the-unlikely-match-that-lasted-more/

Library Named After Him?

This is a library in Montreal that is named after Mordecai Richler. It was built in 1910 but 
renamed two more times in 1968 and 1971.

Link: https://montreal.ca/lieux/bibliotheque-mordecai-richler

The Mordecai-Richler Pavilion 

To mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Mordecai Richler, in 2011 the city had the okay to 
restore the music kiosk which was built in 1928 on the “Mont-Royal”. Rumour has it that  
 this restoration cost the city more than  700 000$. 

Link: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/784510/kiosque-couts-depassement-mont-royal

Musical Comedy

In 2015, from May 7 to June 28, Mordecai Richler's famous novel, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz came to life by a young comedian named Ken James Stewart. This piece was presented at the "Centre Segal de Montréal". 

Links : https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/441955/mordecai-richler-sur-un-air-de-comedie-musicale