{"product_id":"2026200011490-secondhand-rappaport","title":"Rappaport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Rappaport — a gloriously hapless, larger-than-life comic creation whose insatiable appetites, bumbling schemes, and spectacular misfortunes make him one of the most endearing anti-heroes in Australian fiction. Morris Lurie's Rappaport chronicles the misadventures of its eponymous protagonist through a series of sharply observed, laugh-out-loud episodes that capture the absurdity of everyday life with pitch-perfect comic timing. Lurie's prose is lean, fast, and deliciously irreverent, drawing on a rich tradition of Jewish humour and social satire to present a world where dignity is always just out of reach and catastrophe lurks around every corner.\n\nA landmark of Australian comedic writing, Rappaport illustrates Lurie's rare gift for mining the mundane for maximum comic effect, cementing his reputation as one of the sharpest satirical voices of his generation. The novel's breezy, almost farcical tone belies a surprisingly warm and human portrait of ambition, failure, and the stubborn will to keep going regardless. First published as part of Angus \u0026amp; Robertson's celebrated Modern Comedies imprint, it remains a witty, wickedly funny read that leaves you wondering — what outrageous predicament could Rappaport possibly get himself into next?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130844094683,"sku":"2026200011490-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/50f98f02-cdb1-459d-a42c-e5f38b2bd820.png?v=1786591072","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011490-secondhand-rappaport","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}