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Donleavy, James Patrick (1926 - )

The Ginger Man

Exerpt from The Ginger Man:

When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Ireland.

Summaries-

JPD Biographical Resources - This site provides an excellent biography of Donleavy. The section devoted to the difficulites he faced in getting The Ginger Man published are quite interesting.

IrishWriters - This site provides a brief biography of the author. If you explore the site a bit you can find links to other sites relating to Irish Literature.

Critical Material-

JP Donleavy Conpendium - This site has several excellent links to information on the author. The book covers from the 50s to the 90s are incredible. Also of note are the links to discussions on the book under the heading, "The Ginger Man - Misc.".

Rolland-Collection - This is a link to a 45 min. sound clip that explores the author's writing.

DougShaw - Well this reviewer didn't like the book at all.