The Street (story collection)
Encyclopedia
The Street is a collection of short stories by Mordecai Richler
. It was originally published by McClelland and Stewart
in 1969. The stories take place on Saint Urbain Street
in Montreal
.
by the National Film Board of Canada
. Directed by Caroline Leaf
, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film
.
Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler, CC was a Canadian Jewish author, screenwriter and essayist. A leading critic called him "the great shining star of his Canadian literary generation" and a pivotal figure in the country's history. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Barney's Version,...
. It was originally published by McClelland and Stewart
McClelland and Stewart
McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
in 1969. The stories take place on Saint Urbain Street
Saint Urbain Street
St. Urbain Street is a major one-way street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street has historically been home to Montreal's well-established Jewish community, who settled in the area at the turn of the 20th century. Writer Mordecai Richler often documents what life was like on this street...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Contents
- Introduction by Mordecai Richler
- Going Home Again
- The Street
- The Summer My Grandmother Was Supposed to Die
- The Red Menace
- The Main
- Pinky's Squealer
- Bambinger
- Benny, the War in Europe, and Myerson's Daughter Bella
- Making It with the Chicks
- Some Grist for Mervyn's Mill
- The War, Chaverim, and After
Film adaptation
In 1976, the title story The Street was adapted as an animated shortThe Street (film)
The Street is a 1976 animated short by Caroline Leaf, based on a short story of the of same name by Mordecai Richler.Set on Saint Urbain Street in Montreal, the explores the reactions of Jewish family in the early 20th century to the death of a grandmother.Animated using paint on glass animation,...
by the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
. Directed by Caroline Leaf
Caroline Leaf
Caroline Leaf is a Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.Leaf made her first film, Sand, or Peter and the Wolf, in 1968 at Harvard University. The short was made by dumping sand on a light box and manipulating the textures frame-by-frame.Her second film, Orfeo , had her painting directly on...
, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film
Academy Award for Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present....
.