The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel)

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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1959 novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler that follows the ruthless, often comic rise of an ambitious young Jewish man in Montreal as he pursues wealth and social status at any cost.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationDirector Ted Kotcheff NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 1974
adaptationScreenwriter Lionel Chetwynd NERFINISHED
Mordecai Richler NERFINISHED
adaptationStarred Richard Dreyfuss NERFINISHED
adaptationType feature film
author Mordecai Richler NERFINISHED
centralTheme Jewish identity in Montreal
moral compromise
pursuit of wealth
social mobility
countryOfOrigin Canada
depicts working-class Jewish life in Montreal
genre Jewish-Canadian literature
coming-of-age novel
satirical novel
hasAdaptation The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film) NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780771099691
hasMediaType hardcover
paperback
print
hasPublisher André Deutsch NERFINISHED
McClelland & Stewart NERFINISHED
hasSettingFeature St. Urbain Street milieu
hasSubject capitalism
class aspiration
ethnic identity
family expectations
literaryMovement postwar Canadian realism
mainCharacter Duddy Kravitz NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus rise of a ruthless entrepreneur
notableFor critical examination of success at any cost
portrayal of postwar Montreal Jewish community
originalLanguage English
partOf Canadian literature canon
protagonistDescribedAs ambitious young Jewish man
publicationYear 1959
relatedWorkByAuthor Barney's Version NERFINISHED
St. Urbain's Horseman NERFINISHED
The Street NERFINISHED
setIn Montreal NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
setInPeriod mid-20th century
tone comic
satirical

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