Splash du Jour: Friday

There are ten commandments, right? Well it's like an exam. You get eight
out of ten, you're just about top of the class.
-- Mordecai Richler –

On this day in 1931, Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal, Quebec.
He was the author of ten successful novels, including Barney's Version (1997), Solomon Gursky Was Here (1989), Cocksure (1968) and [my favorite] The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959), as well as numerous screenplays, essays, children's books and several works of non-fiction. His last book (entitled, On Snooker) was published posthumously in 2001. He was the recipient of dozens of literary awards, among them two Governor General's Awards, The Giller Prize and The Commonwealth Writers Prize. He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2001, only several months before his death on July 3rd, 2001.
I remember him, today.

Have a great Friday!