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The Incomparable Atuk

By Mordecai Richler
Afterword by Peter Gzowski

By Mordecai Richler
Afterword by Peter Gzowski

By Mordecai Richler
Afterword by Peter Gzowski

By Mordecai Richler
Afterword by Peter Gzowski

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Part of New Canadian Library

Part of New Canadian Library

Mass Market Paperback $10.95

Oct 01, 1989 | ISBN 9780771099731

Ebook $7.99

Dec 31, 2010 | ISBN 9781551995656

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    About The Incomparable Atuk

    Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a society steeped in pretension, bigotry, and greed, Atuk soon abandons the literary life in favour of more lucrative – and hazardous – schemes.

    Richler’s hilarious and devastating satire lampoons the self-deceptions of “the Canadian identity” and derides the hypocrisy of a nation that seeks cultural independence by slavishly pursuing the American dream.

    About The Incomparable Atuk

    Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a society steeped in pretension, bigotry, and greed, Atuk soon abandons the literary life in favour of more lucrative – and hazardous – schemes.

    Richler’s hilarious and devastating satire lampoons the self-deceptions of “the Canadian identity” and derides the hypocrisy of a nation that seeks cultural independence by slavishly pursuing the American dream.

    Also by Mordecai Richler

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    Also by Mordecai Richler

    Son of a Smaller Hero
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    About Mordecai Richler

    Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931.  Among his most successful novels are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, St. Urbain’s Horseman, Solomon Gursky Was Here, and Barney’s Version.  He died in 2001.

    About Mordecai Richler

    Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931.  Among his most successful novels are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, St. Urbain’s Horseman, Solomon Gursky Was Here, and Barney’s Version.  He died in 2001.

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $10.95
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Oct 01, 1989 | 192 Pages | 4-1/4 x 7 | ISBN 9780771099731

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Dec 31, 2010 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9781551995656
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