His last novel, barney s version, is the basis for a new film which is being released in january. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 576 pages and is available in paperback format. We could never agree about boogie and i didnt share miriams reverence for professors. Mordecai richler 1931 2001 was a canadian author of the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, st. When a sixtysevenyearold canadian rascal named bernard panofsky decides to write the true story of my wasted life. His best known works are the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz 1959 and barney s version 1997. Forget the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz this is the novel that richler should be best known for. Duddy kravitz a character who appeared originally in richlers the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz and st. Barneys version vintage international mordecai richler, michael panofsky on.
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Mordecai richler, quote from barney s version but the truth is, nothing delights me more than a biography of one of the truly great that proves he or she was an absolute shit. Barney, like richler himself, is nearing the end of his life richler died 4 years after the publication of this, his last, novel, his health is failing, he has a love of montecristo cigars and macallan scotch, and internally. See all books authored by mordecai richler, including the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, and barneys version, and more on. Barneys version by mordecai richler, paperback barnes. Barneys version by mordecai richler reader at large. The protagonist of mordecai richlers novel is rambling, forgetful and may be a killer. Hoping to rebut the charges about him made in a rival s autobiography barney feels compelled to pen his account. The funniest book of the year, and maybe the saddest.
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The author of 10 adult novels and numerous other works including three childrens books, he has come to be regarded as a voice who captured the jewish and indeed, nonfrancophone experience in quebec most particularly with duddy kravitz, but also solomon gursky in a way that no other author even. Barneys version is a novel written by canadian author mordecai richler, published by knopf canada in 1997. Barneys version by mordecai richler penguin books australia. Mordecai richler books list of books by author mordecai richler. Mordecai richler books list of books by author mordecai.
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Barney s version is his memoir, a rambling, digressive rant, full of revisions and factual errors corrected in footnotes written by his son and enough insults for everyone, particularly vegetarians and quebec separatists. Mordecai richler, le quebec et les juifs, victor teboul. Mordecai richler was an acclaimed canadian novelist and essayist born in montreal in 1931. Barney s version 9780679404187 by mordecai richler and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. See all books authored by mordecai richler, including the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, and barney s version, and more on. Mordecai richler january 27, 1931 july 3, 2001 was a canadian writer. I found him pathetic and unlikeable to the extent that i decided it was ok to not like. Apart from his fictional works, he also wrote numerous essays which voiced his opinions about canadian and quebec nationalism. Charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, barney s version is a major richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a long and distinguished career. I read mordecai s barney s version and i saw the movie. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Jun 12, 2010 one of this first things that struck me about this book was that it is written in the first person, richlers first novel to use this pointofview. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Mordecai richler has 55 books on goodreads with 51806 ratings. What disturbs me most about mordecai richlers 1997 novel, barneys version, now available in a new paperback edition as well as a major motion picture with paul giamatti, is that it took me almost 15 years to get around to reading it. The first edition of the novel was published in 1997, and was written by mordecai richler. Mordecai richler 19312001 enjoys a welldeserved international reputation. He is also well known for the jacob twotwo childrens.
Told in the first person, it gives us the life and what a life. Urbains horseman, solomon gursky was here, and barneys version. Charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, barneys version is a major richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a. Dec 21, 2011 charged with comic energy and a steely disregard for any pieties whatsoever, barney s version is a major richler novel, the most personal and feeling book of a long and distinguished career. But barney does get around to telling his life story, a desperately funny but sad series of bungled relationships. Mordecai richler is the author of ten successful novelsincluding barney s version 1997, solomon gursky was here 1989, cocksure 1968 and the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz 1959as well as numerous screenplays, essays, children s books and several works of nonfiction. Written by mordecai richler, audiobook narrated by graham abbey. Jan 01, 2015 from the sweet teenager reading the waste land aloud in bed to the misanthropic, ageing purveyor of tv dreck, with only a lost love and pride in his children to sustain him. I must note that it is not difficult to notice the similarity between mordecai s barney s version and bellows masterpiece herzog, both in terms of the protagonist and in terms of the writing style.
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He is the recipient of dozens of literary awards, among them two. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 416 pages and is available in hardcover format. But when hes charged with the murder of his own best friend caught in bed with the second mrs. Mordecai richler was one of canadas most beloved novelists. He is best known in the usa as the author of the novel the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, which was made into a movie in 1974 starring richard dreyfuss. His most recent book is on snooker july 28th, 2001. Barney is a 68 year old jewish gentleman who has been. Mordecai richler is the author of ten successful novelsincluding barney s version 1997, solomon gursky was here 1989, cocksure 1968 and the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz 1959as well as numerous screenplays, essays, childrens books and several works of nonfiction. Mordecai richler never wrote with greater voice or more puckish verve. On a sunny september morning in 2009, the crew of the film barney s version, based on the late mordecai richler s awardwinning novel, were gathered in a jewish cemetery on a hillside in montreal. Urbains horseman, now a wealthy man in his sixties. To come clean, im starting on this shambles that is the true story of my wasted life violating a solemn pledge, scribbling a first book at my advanced age, as a riposte to the scurrilous charges terry mciver has. What disturbs me most about mordecai richler s 1997 novel, barney s version, now available in a new paperback edition as well as a major motion picture with paul giamatti, is that it took me almost 15 years to get around to reading it. A literary tour of mordecai richlers montreal travel.
Upon opening barneys version by mordecai richler, the reader is transported to the scattered mind of barney panofsky, an old man sadistically reflecting on his intricate life. It has everything you could want from a novelhumor and poignancy, complexity and passion, eloquence and. Before his brain began to shrink, barney panofsky clung to two ch. He was also well known for the jacob twotwo childrens stories. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in hardcover format. The canadian mordecai richler s last novel barney s version, published in 1997 and repackaged now to tie in with the new film, is an unflinching portrait of a man in decline. Barneys version is his memoir, a rambling, digressive rant, full of revisions and factual errors corrected in footnotes written by his son and enough insults for everyone, particularly vegetarians and quebec separatists. The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt barney panofsky. And for that, i cannot urge you enough to pick up barneys version, the novel the best of richlers acidly funny. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. The first edition of the novel was published in 1989, and was written by mordecai richler.
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