The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
by Mordecai Richler
Taste attributes: dramacomedyhistoricalfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agerags to richescomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and inventive: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
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- Author
- Mordecai Richler
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 326
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- Open Library
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