The Incomparable Atuk

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About this book

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.

Publishers

  • Original publisher English: McClelland & Stewart

About the client & agent

Mordecai Richler
Author
Mordecai Richler
Represented by
Cara Jones Cara Jones Becky Brown Becky Brown (Legacy)

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