J.P. Donleavy

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April 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

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James Patrick Donleavy is an Irish American author, born to Irish immigrants. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II after which he moved to Ireland. In 1946 he began studies at Trinity College, Dublin, but left before taking a degree. He was first published in the Dublin literary periodical, Envoy.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 3,537 ratings · 299 reviews · 23 distinct works

	The Ginger Man 3.59 avg rating — 1,886 ratings — published 1955 — 21 editions	My rating:
	The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B 3.91 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1967 — 14 editions	My rating:
	A Fairy Tale of New York 3.90 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions	My rating:
	A Singular Man 3.84 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms: The Chronicle Of One Of The Strangest Stories Ever To Be Rumoured About Around New York by J.P. Donleavy, Elliott Banfield (Illustrator), James Patrick Donleavy 3.48 avg rating — 178 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman 3.95 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Onion Eaters 3.80 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Saddest Summer Of Samuel S 3.62 avg rating — 105 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Meet My Maker, the Mad Molecule 3.79 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1964 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Unexpurgated Code 4.27 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	My rating:

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“Electronic books are a bad thing because they cannot be accumulated on shelves to remind you of your past, to impress your neighbors and colleagues, and to help prevent divorces thanks to the sheer bother of arguing over who owns what.”
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“Dear Mr Skully,

I have caught my neck in a mangle and will be indisposed for eternity.

Yours in death
S.D.”
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“Writing: Turning one's worst moments into profit.”
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