Donleavy, J.P.

Schultz.

London, Allen Lane, 1980. 14 cm x 2237 cm. 375 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition. First Edition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Schultz, Sigmund Franz, Impresario, [is a] producer of flops in London’s West End.

A walking or sometimes chauffeur-driven and often boot-propelled disaster area — disasters [which] are often indulgently plotted by his aristocratic partners His Amazing Grace Basil Nectarine and the languid Binky. But more frequently caused by Schultz’s desperate need to seduce as many beautiful women as is humanly possible and then more.

Meanwhile fighting furiously in the battle for bachelordom and in an unquenchable quest for the soothing balm of box-office riches, [Schultz is] embellished by a beautiful woman who will sock him into the spiritual solar-plexus…(goodreads)

James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an Irish-American novelist and playwright. His best-known work is the novel The Ginger Man, which was initially banned for obscenity. Born in New York City to Irish immigrants Margaret and Patrick Donleavy, and receiving his education at various schools in the United States, he served in the US Navy during World War II. After the war ended, he moved to Ireland. In 1946 he began studying at Trinity College, Dublin, but left in 1949 before taking a degree. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Seven – Irish Literature – Poetry – Music – Theatre · Irish Literature – 20th Century · Irish Literature – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713911697
• Inventory Number: 44231AB

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