Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 - July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author, scriptwriter and essayist. Richler was among Canada's best known and most widely published writers. He was also a controversial public figure. Richler's uncompromising opinions on contemporary Canadian issues easily matched, and sometimes exceeded, the satirical sting of his fiction.

Awards and recognition

• 1969 Governor General's Award for Cocksure.
• 1972 Governor General's Award for St. Urbain's Horseman.
• 1974 Screenwriters Guild of America Award for Best Comedy for screenplay of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
• 1976 Canadian Library Asssociation Book of the Year for Children Award: Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang.
• 1976 Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award for Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang.
• 1995 Mr. Christie's Book Award (for the best English book age 8 to 11) for Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case.
• 1997 The Giller Prize for Barney's Version.
• 1998 Canadian Booksellers Associations "Author of the Year" award.
• 2000 Honorary Doctorate of Letters, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
• Barney's Version was chosen for the inclusion in Canada Reads 2004, championed by author Zsuzsi Gartner.