Emma Richler
Emma Richler | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) London, England |
| Occupation | writer |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | Sister Crazy, Feed My Dear Dogs |
| Father | Mordecai Richler |
| Relatives | Jacob Richler, brother Noah Richler, brother Martha Richler, sister Daniel Richler, brother |
Emma Richler (born 1961) is a British/Canadian writer.[1]
Biography
[edit]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,[4][5] for example playing the young nurse in the Screen Two adaptation of Memento Mori. She later worked in publishing before publishing her debut short story collection Sister Crazy in 2001.[2][6] 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.[7][8] Her second, Be My Wolff, was published in 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "In the family business: It's in the Blood". Edmonton Journal, 27 May 2001.
- 1 2 "And Emma makes five: Sister Crazy joins 'an embarrassment of Richlers'". Ottawa Citizen, 6 May 2001.
- ↑ "This Richler shuns the light: Emma Richler loves writing but not the 'unnatural' job of self-promotion". Montreal Gazette, 19 May 2001.
- 1 2 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Another Richler takes up the quill ; Emma's writing has family parallels". Toronto Star. 1 February 2001.
- ↑ Powers, Sienna (29 March 2011). "Review | Sister Crazy by Emma Richler". January Magazine.
- ↑ "Like life only different". Ottawa Citizen. 20 March 2005.
- ↑ Seymenliyska, Elena (29 January 2005). "Peeling back the years". The Guardian.
- ↑ Brodoff, Ami Sands (April 2017). "Be My Wolff by Emma Richler". Quill & Quire.
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