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A'''Mordecai Richler''' (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) is a Canadian writer, best known for his stories of [[Author Avatar|Montreal-born Jewish characters]], often [[Jerkass|contrary, argumentative, and morally ambiguous]]. Although he's primarily remembered as one of Canada's literary bright lights, turning out books like ''[[Solomon Gursky Was Here]]'' and ''[[The Apprenticeship Ofof Duddy Kravitz]]'', he also wrote children's books like the ''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' stories, essays and journalism giving his often crabby views on everything from Israel to Quebec, and even a book about pool. Several of his books have been turned into films,; mostthe recently{{when}}last one for which he wrote the screenplay was ''[[Barney's Version]]'' (released a decade after his death).