21%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
GINGER MAN
J. P. Donleavy
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for GINGER MAN
Paperback. Feckless, unwashed and charming, Trinity College law student Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield is an Irish-American with an English accent. Dreaming of dollars and ready women, he stumbles from public house to pawnbrokers, murmering delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Feckless, unwashed, charming, penurious Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield, Trinity College Law student, Irish American with an English Accent, maroon in the ould country and dreaming of dollars and ready women, stumbles from the public house to the pawnbrokers, murmuring delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen, in delirious search of freedom, wealth, and the recognition he feels is his due. Lyrical and ribald, illuminating, poignant and hugely entertaining, The Ginger Man is a work of authentic comic genius.
Feckless, unwashed, charming, penurious Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield, Trinity College Law student, Irish American with an English Accent, maroon in the ould country and dreaming of dollars and ready women, stumbles from the public house to the pawnbrokers, murmuring delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen, in delirious search of freedom, wealth, and the recognition he feels is his due. Lyrical and ribald, illuminating, poignant and hugely entertaining, The Ginger Man is a work of authentic comic genius.
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349108759
SKU
V9780349108759
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About J. P. Donleavy
J. P. Donleavy was born in New York City in 1926 and educated there andat Trinity College, Dublin. He wrote ten novels, two novellas and numerous non-fiction titles. Many of his novels have been adapted for the stage. J. P. Donleavy died in September 2017.
Reviews for GINGER MAN
A triumph. - Guardian
'Mr Donleavy's creation…has left a mark on a literary generation.’
#NAME?
'Comic, dirty, and delightful. And one of those books which reveals its quality from the first line… The Ginger Man is the picaresque novel to stop them all, lusty, violent, wildly funny.’
Dorothy Parker
'Mr Donleavy's creation…has left a mark on a literary generation.’
#NAME?
'Comic, dirty, and delightful. And one of those books which reveals its quality from the first line… The Ginger Man is the picaresque novel to stop them all, lusty, violent, wildly funny.’
Dorothy Parker