Mordecai Richler, the author of Cocksure, Joshua Then and Now and many other novels, discusses his background and why he chose to take his career to London instead of staying in Canada, where he is originally from. In this 1983 interview, he also describes the development of the musical version of his popular novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, as well as his plans for the future.

Listen to the Mordecai Richler interview with Don Swaim, December 5, 1983
(16 min. 19 sec.)

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Mordecai Richler, author of Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Barney's Version and other books, talks to Don Swaim about the troubles of writing. Richler tells of horrors when writing several false beginnings to a book and constantly starting over. He also says that he has recieved ideas from his good research writing process.

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.