false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178161355m/766086.jpg 766086 2 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.<br><br>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. 752154 1963 The Incomparable Atuk (New Canadian Library) total:19|5:1|4:5|3:6|2:5|1:2| 19 55 28 1 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu May 08 05:32:29 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 05:33:31 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 19:18:09 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 19:18:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 17:43:02 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:43:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 06:43:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:43:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 09:21:42 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:21:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 02:09:39 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:25:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 02:09:39 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 23:14:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 23:14:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 10:13:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:13:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 29 16:55:13 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 16:55:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 17:36:18 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:36:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 24 18:15:53 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 18:15:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 29 18:35:43 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 19:11:49 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 18:35:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 15:26:29 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 15:26:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 13:02:16 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:02:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 13:01:21 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 13:01:21 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jan 17 13:52:42 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:52:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:52:24 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:52:36 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 16:12:33 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 16:12:33 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Oct 15 03:32:23 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 03:32:23 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Fri Sep 26 00:38:22 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 00:38:22 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=766086