Article: Letters.

Richler's version

To the Editors:

I'm sorry Mordecai Richler didn't enjoy his book tour--or his lunch with me ("Peddler's Diary" January 1998). But, when novelists dip into journalism, I suggest they invest in a notebook and pen. Maybe in Mr. Richler's novels people say things like, "Married to a Jew myself...." I assure you, in real life, I never have said such a thing.

Jan Wong

"Lunch With" Columnist The Globe and Mail Toronto, Canada

Mordecai Richler replies:

Ms. Wong is right about one thing. I did not enjoy my lunch with her. Purporting to be a columnist for the Globe and Mail, she in fact led me to suspect she ...

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