Mordecai Richler`s Solomon Gursky Was Here
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Solomon Gursky Was Here is an epic novel spanning nearly a century and a
half, from the mid 1800's to 1980's. It is the story of the obsession of
Moses Berger, a Rhodes scholar turned alcoholic, with Solomon Gursky, the
charismatic son of a poor immigrant. Solomon, with his brother Bernard and ....
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.... This complex tale unravels, as Moses recalls,
all of the events in his life which pertain to it. Ever present in this
Canadian cultural satire is the theme of filial relationships and the
exploration of Solomon and his re-incarnation as Sir Hyman Kaplansky, in
conjunction with his family and their exploits. Every character in this
novel is in some way corrupt or failure. Moses is an alcoholic who did not
live up to his potential; Bernard is a greedy self-centered bastard;
Solomon is ....
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Word count: 1407
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
