Emma Richler (born 1961) is a British/Canadian writer.

Biography

Born in

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, she is the daughter of author Mordecai Richler."And Emma makes five: Sister Crazy joins `an embarrassment of Richlers'". ''

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'', 6 May 2001. She moved with her family to

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in 1972. She briefly attended the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

before transferring to Universite de Provence to complete her education. She first worked as an actress, performing in stage, film and television roles in both Canada and England until 1996, and later worked in publishing before publishing her debut short story collection ''Sister Crazy'' in 2001. The book was a shortlisted nominee for the

Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize The Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize is an annual British literary prize inaugurated in 1977. It is named after the host ''Jewish Quarterly'' and the prize's founder Harold Hyam Wingate. The award recognises Jewish and non-Jewish writers r ...

in 2002. Her first novel, ''Feed My Dear Dogs'', was published in 2005. Her second, ''Be My Wolff'', was published in 2017."Be My Wolff by Emma Richler"
'' Quill & Quire'', April 2017.

References

21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century English novelists Canadian women novelists English women novelists Canadian women short story writers British women short story writers English emigrants to Canada Jewish Canadian writers Writers from Montreal Writers from London 1961 births Living people 21st-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian short story writers

Emma Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...

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