| The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Contributor(s): Richler, Mordecai (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671028472 ISBN-13: 9780671028473 Publisher: Gallery Books OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.22" W x 8.7" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - Quebec - Locality - Montreal, Quebec |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74899 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |