| The Incomparable Atuk Contributor(s): Richler, Mordecai (Author), Gzowski, Peter (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0771099738 ISBN-13: 9780771099731 Publisher: New Canadian Library OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 1989 Annotation: Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a society steeped in pretension, bigotry, and greed, Atuk soon abandons the literary life in favour of more lucrative and hazardous schemes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | City Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: New Canadian Library |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 4.28" W x 7.01" (0.25 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a society steeped in pretension, bigotry, and greed, Atuk soon abandons the literary life in favour of more lucrative - and hazardous - schemes. Richler's hilarious and devastating satire lampoons the self-deceptions of "the Canadian identity" and derides the hypocrisy of a nation that seeks cultural independence by slavishly pursuing the American dream. |