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Crazy About Lili by Weintraub, William, 1926- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Crazy About Lili about?

The author of City Unique takes us back to the wicked old Montreal of 1948 in this fine, funny novel, where an innocent seventeen-year-old McGill student falls for a famous stripper Catcher in the Rye meets Guys and Dolls ? Maybe. Or how about Evelyn Waughs Decline and Fall comes to Mordecai Richlers Montreal? Close. But best of all is simply this: William Weintraub friend of Richler, Moore, and Gallant has quietly produced a mature comic masterpiece. Our hero, Richard Lippman, is about to enter McGill and is desperate for two things a sense of direction in life and, much more important, sexual experience with a real, live girl. Unknown to his refined Westmount parents, hes brought into the exciting Montreal world of burlesque and brothels by his Uncle Morty, who introduces him to Lili LAmour, the star stripper of the day. Before you know it, hes (a) head over heels in love with Lili and (b) using his poetic talents to write the text for her routine, and even giving her tips on how to move. Much follows, including his creation of Freckles, The Girl Next Door, a stripping sensation. By day a respectful McGill student courted by campus Communists, by night a free-spending nigh

Who reads Crazy About Lili?

Author

Weintraub, William, 1926-

Publisher

Douglas Gibson Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780771089169

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

3.5 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14