J. P. Donleavy

The Ginger Man

Ginger Man follows Sebastian Dangerfield, a young law student from a wealthy American family, as he drops out of Dublin University law school, makes a mess of his early marriage, and drinks his way through the Dublin pubs. Dangerfield is a womanizer whose only ambition is not to work. 

Upon its publication in 1955, it was banned both in Ireland and the US for obscenity. 

The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman

The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

A Singular Man

The Chronicle of One of the Strangest Stories Ever to Be Rumoured About Around New York

The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms

A delightful classic in the making--by the author of "The Gingerman". Joy, who finds her resources rapidly dwindling after her husband divorces her for a bit of "fresh flesh", finds comfort in her quest for the cleanest restrooms in New York City. 8 line drawings.

The Chronicle Of One Of The Strangest Stories Ever To Be Rumoured About Around New York

Cuento de hadas en Nueva York

From the author of The Ginger Man: A “very funny” tragicomic tale of unrequited love in postwar Dublin (The New York Times Book Review). In this follow-up to The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman, called “a delightful romp” by the Los Angeles Times and “racy [and] raunchy” by the Plain Dealer, Darcy Dancer, the young squire of a crumbling mansion in the Irish countryside known as Andromeda Park, falls madly in love with the lissome Leila—but disaster dogs his heels, as usual . . . “One of the most accomplished and original writers of our time.” —Joseph Heller, bestselling author of Catch-22 “A comic writer rivaling Waugh and Wodehouse.” —Life

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