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 The Ginger Man - J.P. Donleavy
Newest Review: ... originally married out of convenience (or maybe duty) but that now he sees both Marion and Felicity as unfortunate ... more  ... distractions to his debauched lifestyle. Dangerfield seems to have no regard for Marion's feelings and displays a good amount of cruelty to her. He is happy enough to desert her and spend whatever money he has on Guinness and Whisky. His considerable charm is used in various attempts and sweet talking publicans for credit and women into bed. You would think that such a disreputable character with such misogynistic attitudes wouldn't be a sympathetic likely hero and yet Danger...more |
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The Ginger Man - J.P. Donleavy: SINS AND GRACES (1388 words)
by - written on 19/05/04 (Very useful, 1402 readings)
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"The purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead of shame" a famous quote by J P Donleavy that fairly well sums up the irreverent spirit of his novels especially 'The Ginger Man'. J P Donleavy was born in 1926 New York of Irish extraction and spent some time at Trinity College in Dublin. Thus it's not surprising to find that the hero of 'The Ginger Man' Donlevy's first novel is an Irish American law student Sebastian Dangerfield studying at Trinity in the early 50's. 'The Ginger ... Read the complete review
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