Needling the Parti Quebecois, condemning the
independence movement as the offspring of anti-Semitism, Richler
has carved a unique niche for himself within the province
- as perhaps the only Anglophone fearless or reckless enough
to stand up publicly to what he labels the "thought police."
His chain-smoking celebrity sometimes eclipses his literary
gifts, making him better known today for his politics than
for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravtiz or St. Urbain's Horseman.
Who is this whisky drinking legend? Following Richler through
a season of his very public life in Montreal and London, meeting
his family and St. Urbain Street crowd, we dive deeply into
the universe of a novelist.
Original Air Date - April 2, 1997
Mordecai Richler passed away on July 3, 2001. He was 70 years
old.
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Mordecai
Richler: CBC Archives
Mordecai
Richler: CBC Arts Canada
CBC
News: Richler remembered as Canadian literary giant
The
Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler: CBC.ca
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