Tag Archives: J.P. Donleavy

A Singular Man

“A rollicking, rambunctious novel . . . sheer pleasure to read . . . shatteringly funny.” —The New York Times Book Review

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Leila

This sequel to The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman finds Darcy desperately departing Dublin as a pauper. But once home amid the leaking, bat-infested…

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The Ginger Man

“A triumph of comic writing . . . no contemporary writer is better than Donleavy at his best.” —The New Yorker

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A Fairy Tale of New York

“J.P. Donleavy is a writer of explosive, winning imagination.” —The New York Times Book Review

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The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman

Once the squire of the mansion Andromeda Park and now a mere menial, Darcy Dancer embarks upon a series of adventures across the country…

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The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

“Donleavy at his best, eloquent, roguish . . . at one with his world and the terrible sadness it contains.” —Newsweek

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