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Mordecai Richler

1931 - 2001

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Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959) and Barney's Version (1997). His 1970 novel St. Urbain's Horseman and 1989 novel Solomon Gursky Was Here were nominated for the Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mordecai Richler is the 4,985th most popular writer (down from 4,326th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from Canada (down from 298th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mordecai Richler ranks 4,985 out of 7,302. Before him are Hans Werner Richter, Rosa Mayreder, Giovanni Berchet, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Hermann Kesten, and Jack Finney. After him are Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, George Borrow, Jamaica Kincaid, Gonzalo Rojas, and Mordecai Kaplan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Mordecai Richler ranks 404. Before him are Ruth Klüger, Valeriu Bularca, Shirley Verrett, Ferenc Szojka, Ángel Atienza, and Luciano Tesi. After him are Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Fay Weldon, Giovanni Zucchi, Regis Philbin, David Cherkassky, and Thorvald Strömberg. Among people deceased in 2001, Mordecai Richler ranks 242. Before him are Margaretha Krook, Stanislav Rostotsky, Sergio Mantovani, Eugene Sledge, Ruhi Sarıalp, and Villy Sørensen. After him are Gholam Reza Azhari, Ranko Marinković, Jacques-Louis Lions, Maximos V Hakim, Bent Hansen, and Jalil Zandi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mordecai Richler ranks 421 out of 1,622. Before him are Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871), John Qualen (1899), Calixa Lavallée (1842), Edward Belcher (1799), Brad Armstrong (1965), and Peaches (1966). After him are Rick Danko (1943), Hal Foster (1892), Terry Jacks (1944), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Louise Arbour (1947), and Alex Lifeson (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Mordecai Richler ranks 28. Before him are Anne Carson (1950), Laurence J. Peter (1919), Nancy Huston (1953), Grant Allen (1848), Steven Erikson (1959), and Justine Musk (1972). After him are Michel Tremblay (1942), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), Mark Strand (1934), Sven Delblanc (1931), and Robertson Davies (1913).

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