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Mordecai Richler: This Year in Jerusalem

When Mordecai Richler left Canada for Paris, he was a brooding young intellectual with lots to say. He returned a prolific, respected writer with a keen eye for the absurd and the magnetism to charm or anger just about all of his contemporaries. From Montreal's Jewish ghetto to Quebec nationalism to boring Anglophones to hypocritical politicians – the incomparable Richler commented, questioned, laughed and angered.

In a compelling new book, Richler examines his familial roots.
Medium: Television
Program: Midday
Broadcast Date: Sept. 12, 1994
Guest(s): Mordecai Richler
Host: Kevin Newman, Tina Srebotnjak
Duration: 8:37

Last updated: May 6, 2013

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