First published in 1955 and originally banned in America, this reprint is part of a series of reissues of works by this incomparable author, whom Joseph Heller has called "one of the most accomplished and original writers of our time."
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About the Author:
J. P. Donleavy was born in New York City in 1926 and educated there and at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of ten novels, including The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B; A Fairy Tale of New York; The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman; Leila; and A Singular Man. He makes his home on the shores of Lough Owel in Ireland.
Review:
There are a few novelists who are writing out of a sense of what the contemporary world is all about. The best of them is J. P. Donleavy. -- The New York Times Book Review
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- PublisherAtlantic Monthly Pr
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0871131994
- ISBN 13 9780871131997
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages347
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