The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (book)
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is the fourth novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1959 by André Deutsch.
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[edit] Structure
For rather loose narrative purposes Richler's novel is separated into four books. The story begins when Duddy is a small boy and progresses until he is in his early twenties. Flashbacks are often used to describe older family members of the Kravitz family, though the narrative is mainly chronological and recounted in the third person.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel focuses on the young life of Duddy Kravitz, a poor Jewish boy raised in Montreal, Quebec. Family, friends, lovers, and teachers all contribute to Duddy's burgeoning obsession with power and money — desires embodied in the possession of land. Duddy soon believes land ownership to be life's ultimate goal and the means by which a man is made.
[edit] Characters
- Duddy Kravitz
- Max Kravitz
- Leonard Kravitz
- Uncle Benjy
- Ida
- Simcha
- Yvette
- Virgil
- Irwin Schubert
