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[Richler, Mordecai : Interview]

Item number (ISN):

475622

Series title:

Canadian Writers on Tape

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Item (Accession level)

Date:

1970-09-18 ?

Item number (ISN):

475622

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Fonds/collection:

ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION / INSTITUT D'ÉTUDES PÉDAGOGIQUES DE L'ONTARIO

Accession:

1975-0173

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1970-09-18 ?

Production company:

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Production credit:

interviewer, Earle Toppings

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Interview of Mordecai Richler, Canadian writer and novelist, by Earle Toppings of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, about: literature, the function of the novelist as a losers' advocate, the egotistical tendencies in modern American novelists; Mordecai Richler, his decision to leave Canada to write abroad in 1949; literature, the improvement in Canada in literary standards from 1949 to the l970's, the importance of youth experiences as a writer's source material; nationalism, the advantages and dangers of Canadian cultural nationalism; Mordecai Richler, the two stands in his writings - the novel of character and the novel of satire, his interest in Canadian themes not shared by his international publishers, other sources of income while writing a novel, his current work as a journalist as a means of collecting experiences for future novels, his being isolated from the public due to success; literature, the relationship between films and novels, the new genre of filmmakers as competitors to novelists, the influence of films on novelists' style, the pre-World War II generation of novelists as compared to the post\-war generation; death as prime theme in novels; the destructive cult of the writer as personality; Mordecai Richler, influence of the Canadian Presbyterian tradition, influence of his Jewish heritage on his writings, his sense of balance between the Judaic-Christian traditions, his sacrifice and self-discipline as a writer, his reading habits, his desire to write one book of enduring value. <30mn>

Language:

English

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1. Produced, recorded, and copyrighted by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at 315 Queen Street East, Toronto.
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