The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Mordecai Richler

1959

Duddy drove to Montreal the next morning, picked up his stuff, and returned to Ste. Agathe by bus the same evening. Yvette met him at the station. “Hey,” he said, “did you see the paper? They raided Dingleman’s joint. For real, though. There’s going to be a trial.”

The house Yvette had rented for Virgil and herself was near the tracks, some…

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Mordecai Richler

1931–2001

Mordecai Richler, a Montreal-born writer who captured the essence of that city’s Jewish community, was the author of novels, screenplays, children’s books, and numerous essays. His often-satirical fictional works featured Jewish Canadian protagonists, and his journalistic essays frequently criticized Canada. Richler received many honors, including a 1974 Academy Award nomination, the Giller Prize, the Stephen Leacock Award, and the title Companion of the Order of Canada.

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