Penguin, Toronto, 1991, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-14-013294-5.  MMPB, 254 pages.  Some edge and cover wear, small corner bends, reading creases and light creases at upper rear corner; binding tight; remainder mark on bottom edge.  Interior clean and unmarked with lightly tanned pages.  ‘From Canada’s most outspoken novelist and essayist comes a broadside of outrageous remarks, irreverent wisdom and wickedly accurate criticism.  Whether skewering the rich and famous of Washington and Hollywood or reflecting on the problems of male impotence in 14-century France, Mordecai Richler attacks his diverse subjects with relish and devastating wit.’ (from rear wrap)