Duddy the third generation of a jewish immigrant family in montreal is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. The bar spotted with regulars who mumble hello to him. Montreal 2, boston 1 it begins with an aged detective, a man unafraid of police brutality, and his newly released novel about the circumstantial evidence surrounding the disappearance of a young man at the summer home of a friend. So you think kids in the hall and saturday night live. Barney opens the book dumps a handful of peanuts on the page, pounds it shut with his fist, then flips it back open. Barneys version by michael konyves based on the novel by. His most recent book is on snooker july 28th, 2001. Barneys version vintage international paperback may 4, 2010. A good, at times better, canadian cover version of an american favorite. He is the recipient of dozens of literary awards, among them two.
Lewis, based on the novel of the same name by mordecai richler. Barneys version is a novel written by canadian author mordecai richler, published by knopf. This bar code number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Barneys version vintage international and millions of other books are. Mordecai richler is the author of ten successful novelsincluding barney s version 1997, solomon gursky was here 1989, cocksure 1968 and the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz 1959as well as numerous screenplays, essays, childrens books and several works of nonfiction. Thoroughly enjoyed this book living in the montreal region for most of the past quartercentury helped me appreciate many of its details. Richler still excels in writing hilarious, ribald scenes, many of them set in bars or in. From his street days tormenting teachers at the jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to be somebody, duddy learns about living and the lesson is an outrageous rollercoaster ride through the human comedy. Being from montreal, i have to confess a weakness for stories that take place in my home.
All i have to say is the staff are so incredibly nice and that good for a birthday and they treat everyone well and cant thank these guys and ladies enough for the service they do for the community as well. Novels by mordecai richler 1997 canadian novels alfred a. The social fabric of montreal continues to provide rich material, especially in. Overflowing with narrative and character invention, hilariously funny, profoundly sad, and everything in between, the book tracks a rogues. A literary tour of mordecai richlers montreal travel. Barney drives through downtown montreal, eventually parking in front of grumpy s bar.
Grumpy s bar day barney walks into his regular watering hole grumpy s bar. Barney s version is a 2010 canadian comedydrama film directed by richard j. Barney s version, which will see oscar winner paul giamatti in the title role when it premieres dec. Barney slides from crisis to success, from lowlife to highlife in montreal, paris and london, his outrageous exploits culminating.
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