The Ginger Man | 
J. P. Donleavy was an Irish-American playwright and novelist. The Ginger Man, banned for obscenity, was probably his most famous work. This quote is not from his book, but something he said about writing. “Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.“
That's exactly what a writer draws from—those uncomfortable, if not downright tragic, moments of life.
#TBRtemptation post 5! First published in Paris in 1955, and banned in America, Donleavy's first novel is recognized today as a masterpiece and modern classic. Set in Ireland just after WWII, it's a funny, picaresque story of Sebastian Dangerfield's misadventures. He's a charming American ne'er-do-well studying at Dublin's Trinity Collegd, and his appetite for liquor, women, and rougishness, runs deep. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
J.P. Donleavy, Acclaimed Author of ‘The Ginger Man,‘ Dies at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/books/jp-donleavy-acclaimed-author-of-the-gin...
Just a few of my favorite Irish reads! The Toibin is so sad and beautiful and the other two are raucous and fun. 🍀
Dear Mr Skully,
I have caught my neck in a mangle and will be indisposed for eternity.
Yours in death
S.D.
Gonna bail on this one for now. Turns out I can't make the book club meeting, so no rush on it.
