Ginger Man
Published on 6. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-349-10875-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 ParkerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
287 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-349-10875-9 (9780349108759)
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Person
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.