New York in the 1930s - a city humming with bootleg booze and political rumblings from Europe. Ira Stigman's world is filled by two things: literature and sex. Turning away from his previous incestuous affairs, he competes with his best friend for the attention of his literature professor.
- ISBN10 0312155328
- ISBN13 9780312155322
- Publish Date 15 July 1997 (first published 11 November 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Picador USA
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 420
- Language English