The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Book

Duddy Kravitz believes that a man without land is a nobody. Setting his heart on acquiring property, he works four jobs at the same time, promotes everything from poker games to films of bar mitzvahs, and goes bankrupt. But amid the wreckage of miffed friends, relatives, and one mean gangster, Duddy finally gets his heart's desire.

The New York Times Book Review - Florence Crowther

Mordecai Richler is a young Canadian author who has been praised highly in his now country for his clear-eyed vision and his realistic style. The present novel will confirm that estimate with many readers.