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The Incomparable Atuk

Mordecai Richler

3.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Canadian Library

Release: October 01, 1989

ISBN: 0771099738

ISBN 13: 9780771099731

The Incomparable Atuk

Mordecai Richler

3.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Canadian Library

Release: October 01, 1989

ISBN: 0771099738

ISBN 13: 9780771099731

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