Joel Yanofsky
Joel Yanofsky (26 September 1955[1] – 23 December 2020) was a Canadian novelist and literary columnist.
Born in
St. Urbain Street
.
Yanofsky's reviews and articles have appeared in Ritz Carlton bar in Montreal in the company of John Updike.[3]
He was also a journalism instructor at Concordia University.[4]
His published works include Jacob's Ladder, Homo Erectus: And Other Popular Tales of True Romance, and Mordecai and Me: An Appreciation of a Kind.[5] Mordecai and Me was a shortlisted nominee for the 2003 Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize.[6]
His book, a memoir entitled Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism, was inspired by the experiences with his
autistic son Jonah.[7]
References
- ^ "Prism International". 1978.
- ^ "Articles by Joel Yanofsky at Canadian Geographic". canadiangeographic.ca. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ Joel Yanosfky. "Updike Gets Good With Women". Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Department of Journalism, Part-time faculty". Concordia University. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Joel Yanofsky: The Books". Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Literary awards announce finalists". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 2004.
- ^ Medley, Mark (17 June 2011). "Joel Yanofsky: Being a better father in order to be a better character". National Post. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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