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Mordecai Richler Was Here
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.		Educational activities about Mordecai Richler Was Here

	Apathy, envy and the great Canadian wasteland		From one expatriate to another: Richler interviews Roy Thomson		Jewish anti-Semite?
	"In Canada, nobody is ever overthrown because nobody gives a damn," says Mordecai Richler of his "boring" home and native land. (TV; runs 13:33)		Mordecai Richler interviews Lord Thomson of Fleet about being Canadian, art and his media empire. (TV; runs 10:33)		Richler talks about being an outsider within the Jewish community. (Radio; runs 26:48)

	Living in London		Richler's homecoming		Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
	Family man, judge, wicked satirist, friend – the multiplicity of Mordecai is explored in this documentary. (TV; runs 7:08)		Montreal's prodigal son returns. (TV; runs 6:08)		It's a hit! It's a hit! Richler reaches a new audience with his children's book. (TV; runs 11:00)

	Mordecai's masterpiece		The literary scandal of the season		Who is Mordecai Richler speaking for anyway?
	Richler's ambitious, epic novel Solomon Gursky Was Here is released. (Radio; runs 12:38)		Richler's new book Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! incites a national debate on the status of Quebec. (TV; runs 5:47)		25 writers and intellectuals formally disassociate themselves from Mordecai Richler. (Radio; runs 16:21)

	"Le Prix Parizeau"		Richler's version		To the class of 2000…
	Richler unveils a new literary award courtesy of the "impur laine" society. (TV; runs 4:21)		Richler talks about honour, the Richler repertoire company, and his newest book Barney's Version in this Writers & Company interview with Eleanor Wachtel. (Radio; runs 33:08)		Richler imparts his wry words of wisdom to the graduating class at McGill University. (Radio; runs 5:14)

	Mourning Richler
	On July 3, 2001, Canadians remember the life and work of Mordecai Richler. (TV; runs 10:14)

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