Mordechai Richler (1931–2001) is one of the world's most famous Canadian writers. His books - "Who's Your Enemy", "The Street", "Barney's Version" - are also successful in Russia. The life of Jake Hersh, a young Canadian who went to England to become a director, seems to be going well: he is in demand, prosperous, he has a wonderful family. But since childhood, Jake has been haunted by one dream - the dream of a Diaspora Jew after the horrors of the Holocaust, after pogroms and humiliations - to find an avenger (Jake calls him the Horseman from St. Urban Street) who will repay all anti-Semites, and most importantly - Mengele, Doctor Death. Jake's search for an avenger brings him together with criminal types, which is why, due to absurd accidents, he ends up on trial. Thanks to the fusion of subtle lyricism, sparkling humor and caustic sarcasm, many critics consider The Horseman of the Rue Saint-Urban to be the writer's best novel.