The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mordecai Richler
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: The post-World War II era
- Setting: Montreal and Ste. Agathe des Monts in the Laurentian mountains of Canada
- Principal Characters: Duddy Kravitz, Yvette, Max, Virgil, Simcha, Jerry Dingleman
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Adventure
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Psychology or psychologists, New York City, 1940’s, Canada or Canadians, Ethics, Business or business people, Success or failure, Property, Real estate
- Locales: New York, NY, Montreal, Canada
The Novel
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is the story of an ambitious Jewish boy growing up in a poor neighborhood in Montreal. It is both a portrait of a young man who is desperately determined to be successful and of the various communities he has to deal with in his quest: working-class Jewish, Jewish establishment, French Canadian, and Anglo-Saxon. The novel opens in 1947, while Duddy is still in high school. He creates havoc throughout his neighborhood, tormenting various people who have offended or insulted him.
A series of vignettes introduces...
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