256 pages
English language
Published by Penguin Canada.
One of Canada's top novelists examines the life and work of another Canadian Great. Both Richler and Vassanji are award-winning novelists who regarded themselves as outsiders in their respective societies—one a Jew in Quebec, the other an Indian in Tanzania who emigrated to Canada. Their experiences were vastly different, but their perspective as outsiders allows each a unique viewpoint. With narrative flair and surprising insights, Vassanji explores the life and artistic quest of the prolific Montreal satirist who died in 2001.
I discovered Mordecai Richler through the recommendation of a Canadian friend and was immediately mesmerized by his style. His own biography, background as a Jewish Canadian from Montreal, QC, his time in France, Spain and England all form the backbone of his many works. This biography does a wonderful job bringing all this to life and setting it in context.
Ich bekam dieses Buch als Geburtstagsgeschenk und konnte mich gar nicht an den wundervollen Fotos satt sehen. Freilich fehlt vieles in dem Buch, Kanada ist ja auch gigantisch. So fehlen die Prärie oder auch die Northern Territories. Trotzdem kommt in dem Buch schön die enorme Vielseitigkeit und Schönheit dieses Landes heraus.
