Jacob Two-two and the Dinosaur - Softcover

Richler, Mordecai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055315589X ISBN 13: 9780553155891

Publisher: Skylark, 1989

Synopsis

When Jacob Two-Two's father brings him back a small lizard from Kenya it grows to enormous proportions, and to protect his now identifiable Diplodocus from frightened grown-ups, Jacob runs away with him to British Columbia

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Review

"There is a reckless momentum to Richler's narrative, a rhythm of slap-dash invention that mimics the frantic pace of childhood fantasy. Yet Richler's tale is well-ventilated with adult wit."-"Maclean's"

About the Author

Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1931. Raised there in the working-class Jewish neighbourhood around St. Urbain Street, he attended Sir George Williams College (now a part of Concordia University). In 1951 he left Canada for Europe, settling in London, England, in 1954. Eighteen years later, he moved back to Montreal. Novelist and journalist, screenwriter and editor, Richler, one of the most acclaimed contemporary writers, has spent much of his career chronicling, celebrating, and criticizing the Montreal and the Canada of his upbringing. Whether the settings of his fiction are St. Urbain Street or European capitals, his major characters never forsake the Montreal world that shaped them. His most frequent voice is that of the satirist, rendering an honest account of his times with care and humour. Richler's many honours include two Governor General's Awards and innumerable other awards for fiction, journalism, and screenwriting. Mordecai Richler died in Montreal, Quebec, in 2001. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

About this edition

• Publisher: Skylark
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 055315589X
• ISBN 13: 9780553155891
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Eyolfson Norman