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Edition 16 (2004) Winner
Joel Yanofsky
ジョエル・ヤノフスキー
Jōeru Yanofusukī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-09-26 （Montreal, Quebec）
- Died
- 2020-12-23 age 65
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Montreal, Quebec → Laval, Quebec (Chomedey)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, literary columnist, journalism instructor
- Active Years
- 1978-2020
- Affiliations
- Concordia University
- Nominations
- 2003 Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize shortlisted nominee (Mordecai and Me)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mordecai and Me: An Appreciation of a Kind
2000 BiographyAn appreciation of Mordecai Richler.
Jewish cultureLiterary influence
Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism
2011 MemoirMemoir inspired by experiences with his autistic son Jonah.
FamilyAutismFatherhood
Jacob's Ladder
NovelHomo Erectus: And Other Popular Tales of True Romance
NovelStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Personal narrative styleHumorous prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Family dynamicsJewish Canadian experienceLiterary appreciation
Legacy
Canadian novelist and literary columnist known for works rooted in Montreal's Jewish community.
In Popular Culture
- Evicted from the Ritz Carlton bar in Montreal with John Updike
Trivia
- Grew up in Laval suburb after parents moved from Montreal's Jewish neighborhood around St. Urbain Street.
- Once evicted from the Ritz Carlton bar in Montreal in the company of John Updike.