Joel Yanofsky is a Canadian novelist and literary columnist. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he grew up in the Laval suburb of Chomedey, where his parents had moved from the Montreal Jewish neighbourhood around St. Urbain Street. Yanofsky's reviews and articles have appeared in "The Village Voice", "Canadian Geographic", "Chatelaine", "The Globe and Mail", "The Toronto Star" and "The Montreal Gazette", among others. Wikipedia
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