num_pages: 287
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.(less)
language: English
title: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
titlecomplete: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Canadian Literature, Novels, Fiction, Classics, School, Jewish, Historical Fiction, Canada
ratings_count: 8767
places: Sainte-Agathe-Des-Monts, Quebec, Montreal, Quebec (Montréal, Québec)
publisher: Ballantine Books