A Singular Man
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A darkly comic modern novel, A Singular Man chronicles the eccentric and increasingly paranoid life of George Smith, a mysteriously wealthy American recluse who is obsessed with building his own grand mausoleum. Written with J.P. Donleavy's signature blend of bawdy humour, lyrical prose, and bittersweet melancholy, the novel presents Smith's absurd attempts to navigate love, loneliness, and the inevitability of death. The narrative unfolds with a tragicomic rhythm, following Smith through his affairs with spirited women and his retreat from a society he finds baffling and suffocating. First published in 1963, this follow-up to the celebrated The Ginger Man cemented Donleavy's reputation as one of the most distinctive comic voices in postwar literature, illustrating the profound isolation that can exist beneath a life of privilege.
Author: J.P. Donleavy
Format: Paperback
Published: 1973, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A darkly comic modern novel, A Singular Man chronicles the eccentric and increasingly paranoid life of George Smith, a mysteriously wealthy American recluse who is obsessed with building his own grand mausoleum. Written with J.P. Donleavy's signature blend of bawdy humour, lyrical prose, and bittersweet melancholy, the novel presents Smith's absurd attempts to navigate love, loneliness, and the inevitability of death. The narrative unfolds with a tragicomic rhythm, following Smith through his affairs with spirited women and his retreat from a society he finds baffling and suffocating. First published in 1963, this follow-up to the celebrated The Ginger Man cemented Donleavy's reputation as one of the most distinctive comic voices in postwar literature, illustrating the profound isolation that can exist beneath a life of privilege.