Mordecai Richler: Leaving St. Urbain, Reinhold Kramer
By Darryl Whetter • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Book ReviewsIn his first book, Booker Prize winner Yann Martel argues, “People who don’t share the same poetics can’t be real friends.” In his character’s example, to not like Neil Armstrong or the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins is to not like the character. In Canadian letters, Mordecai Richler is equally divisive. He’s loved or hated, [...]
