Alec Richker

Biography

Alec Richler was a Canadian novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His notable works include "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", which won the Governor General's Award, and the novel "Solomon Gursky Was Here", which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. He was also a prolific essayist and memoirist.