Emma Richler
Emma Richler | |
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Born | 1961 London, England |
Nationality | British-Canadian |
Occupation | writer |
Years active | 2000s-present |
Known for | Sister Crazy, Feed My Dear Dogs |
Relatives | Mordecai Richler, father Jacob Richler, brother Noah Richler, brother Daniel Richler, brother |
Emma Richler (born 1961) is a British/Canadian writer.[1]
Biography
Born in London, England, she is the daughter of author Mordecai Richler.[2] She moved with her family to Montreal, Quebec in 1972. She briefly attended the University of Toronto before transferring to Universite de Provence to complete her education.[3][4]
She first worked as an actress, performing in stage, film and television roles in both Canada and England until 1996,[5][4] and later worked in publishing before publishing her debut short story collection Sister Crazy in 2001.[2] The book was a shortlisted nominee for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2002.
Her first novel, Feed My Dear Dogs, was published in 2005.[6]
References
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- ↑ "In the family business: It's in the Blood". Edmonton Journal, May 27, 2001.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "And Emma makes five: Sister Crazy joins `an embarrassment of Richlers'". Ottawa Citizen, May 6, 2001.
- ↑ "This Richler shuns the light: Emma Richler loves writing but not the `unnatural' job of self-promotion". Montreal Gazette, May 19, 2001.
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- ↑ "Another Richler takes up the quill ; Emma's writing has family parallels". Toronto Star, February 1, 2001.
- ↑ "Like life only different". Ottawa Citizen, March 20, 2005.
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