J. P. Donleavy (1926–2017)
Autore di Zenzero: romanzo
Sull'Autore
J. P. Donleavy was born James Patrick Donleavy Jr. in Brooklyn, New York on April 23, 1926. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he studied microbiology at Trinity College in Dublin. His first novel, The Ginger Man, was published in 1955. His other novels included A Singular Man, The mostra altro Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B., The Onion Eaters, A Fairy Tale of New York, The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms, Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton, and The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman. He also wrote nonfiction books including The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival and Manners and plays including The Beastly Beatitudes. He was an accomplished painter and had exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic, including a show at the National Arts Club in Manhattan in 2007. He died from a stroke on September 11, 2017 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Jerry Bauer
Serie
Opere di J. P. Donleavy
The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms: The Chronicle Of One Of The Strangest Stories Ever To Be Rumoured About Around New… (1995) 236 copie
Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton: The Chronicle Of One Of The Strangest Stories Ever To Be Rumoured… (1998) — Autore — 97 copie
Opere correlate
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Collaboratore — 234 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Donleavy, James Patrick
Donleavy, Mike - Data di nascita
- 1926-04-23
- Data di morte
- 2017-09-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ierland
- Causa della morte
- stroke
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Attività lavorative
- Writer
- Organizzazioni
- United States Navy (WWII)
Olympia Press - Premi e riconoscimenti
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1975)
Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)
Utenti
Discussioni
The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms by J P Donleavy – THORNWILLOW 1995 in Fine Press Forum (Febbraio 2023)
Recensioni
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 39
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 5,070
- Popolarità
- #4,937
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 83
- ISBN
- 185
- Lingue
- 12
- Preferito da
- 15