Nancy Richler

Nancy Richler is a Canadian novelist.[1] Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1957, she spent much of her adult life and career in Vancouver, British Columbia before returning to Montreal in the early 2010s.[2]

Richler published her first novel, Throwaway Angels, in 1996. The novel was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel.[2] Her 2003 novel Your Mouth Is Lovely won the 2003 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction and the 2004 Adei Wizo Award.[2] Her 2012 novel The Imposter Bride was a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[3]

Her partner Vicki Trerise is a lawyer and mediator.[4] She is also a second cousin of novelist Mordecai Richler.[5]

Works

References

  1. "Author inspired by events related to her life, family". Jewish Tribune, April 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nancy Richler returns". Jewish Independent, April 20, 2012.
  3. "Scotiabank Giller Prize short list announced". Toronto Star, October 1, 2012.
  4. Vicki Trerise, Where the Axe Falls: The Real Cost of Government Cutbacks to Legal Aid. Law Society of British Columbia, July 2000.
  5. "Nancy Richler novel meticulous study of Jews in postwar Montreal". Winnipeg Free Press, April 24, 2012.

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