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From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler
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- Released
- 1988
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mordecai Richler
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1988
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140021795
- ISBN13
- 9780140021790
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Humor, Classics, Adapted for Film, Coming Of Age, Jews, Canada, Money, Jewish Literature, Canadian Literature
- First published
- 1959
- Original title
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.