The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is the novel that established Mordecai Richler as one of the world's best comic writers. Growing up in the heart of Montreal's Jewish ghetto, Duddy Kravitz is obsessed with his grandfather's saying, 'A man without land is nothing.' In his relentless pursuit of property and his drive to become a somebody, he will wheel and deal, swindle, and forge, even trying his hand at making movies. Despite the setbacks and sacrifices he suffers along the way, Duddy never loses faith that his dream is worth the price he must pay. This blistering satire traces the eventful coming-of-age of a cynical dreamer. Amoral, inventive, ruthless, and scheming, Duddy Kravitz is one of the most magnetic anti-heroes in literature, a man who learns the hard way that dreams are never exactly what they seem, even when they do come true.

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