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.
He divides his time between Canada (Montreal and Lake Memphremagog) and London..
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Among his most successful novels are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (made into an acclaimed film starring Richard Dreyfuss), St.
About the Author: Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931.
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.
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.
Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious.
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
