{"product_id":"a-singular-man-paperback","title":"A Singular Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Donleavy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"excruciatingly funny\" novel by the author of the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Ginger Man\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"a comic writer rivaling Waugh and Wodehouse\", this is the story of George Smith (\u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e). Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George appears to be under attack from all quarters. His former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money. His dipsomaniacal housekeeper is trying to arouse his carnal interest. His secretary, the beautiful, blond Miss Martin, will barely give him the time of day. Making matters even worse are the threatening letters: \u003ci\u003eDear Sir, Only for the moment are we saying nothing. Yours, etc., Present Associates\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite such precautions as a two-inch-thick surgical steel door and a bulletproof limousine, Smith remains worried. So he undertakes to build a giant mausoleum, complete with plumbing, in which to live . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunter S. Thompson called reading this book \"like sitting down to an evening of good whisky and mad laughter in a rare conversation somewhere on the edge of reality.\" \u003ci\u003eA Singular Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a deliciously dark comic novel by the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement honor from the Irish Book Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wild romp . . . An important, first-rate novel by a gifted artist.\" -\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rollicking, rambunctious . . . Sheer pleasure to read . . . Shatteringly funny.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. P. Donleavy\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1926 and educated there and at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1967 he became an Irish citizen. Donleavy is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Destinies of Darcy Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGentleman\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Fairy Tale of New York\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLeila\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Singular Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553730818341,"sku":"9780871132659","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/fteSSHYnvC9780871132659.webp?v=1781352188","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/a-singular-man-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}