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 20th 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.