J. P. Donleavy Reading Order
1 series · 108 books
J.P. Donleavy was an Irish-American writer whose darkly comic novels captured the absurdities of mid-twentieth-century life with sharp wit and irreverent humor. His breakthrough work, The Ginger Man, established his reputation for blending biting satire with deeply flawed but compelling protagonists navigating worlds of privilege, excess, and moral ambiguity. Throughout his prolific career, Donleavy crafted standalone novels that combined literary sophistication with ribald comedy, making him a distinctive voice in postwar fiction.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete108 books
Start with The beastly beatitudes of Balthazar B, the first of 108 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Dish of Desire |
| 2 | A Fairy Tale of New York (Donleavy, J. P.) |
| 3 | A Letter Marked Personal |
| 4 | A SINGULAR MAN |
| 5 | A Singular man |
| 6 | A fairy tale of New York |
| 7 | A fairy tale of New York |
| 8 | A singular country |
| 9 | A singular man |
| 10 | A singular man |
| 11 | An author and his image |
| 12 | Are you listening Rabbi Löw |
| 13 | Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B |
| 14 | Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B |
| 15 | Cuento de Hadas en Nueva York (Pocket Edhasa; 8) |
| 16 | Cuento de hadas en Nueva York |
| 17 | De Alfonce Tennis by J. P. Donleavy (1984-10-18) |
| 18 | De Alfonce tennis |
| 19 | Destinies of Darcy Dancer Gentleman, the |
| 20 | Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman |
| 21 | Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman |
| 22 | Fairy Tale of New York |
| 23 | Fairy Tale of New York |
| 24 | Fairy tales of New York |
| 25 | History of the Ginger Man |
| 26 | Homme de gingembre |
| 27 | Ireland |
| 28 | J. P. Donleavy |
| 29 | J. P. Donlesavy's Ireland in all her sins and in some of her graces |
| 30 | L'Homme de gingembre |
| 31 | L'homme de gingembre |
| 32 | La Dame qui aimait les toilettes propres |
| 33 | La Dame qui aimait les toilettes propres |
| 34 | Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms |
| 35 | Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms |
| 36 | Leila |
| 37 | Leila |
| 38 | Leila |
| 39 | Leila |
| 40 | Les Béatitudes bestiales de Balthazar B |
| 41 | Les Béatitudes bestiales de Balthazar B. (Les Lettres nouvelles) (French Edition) |
| 42 | Les\Beatitudes Bestiales De Balthazar B |
| 43 | Meet My Maker the Mad Molecule |
| 44 | Meet my maker |
| 45 | Meet my maker the mad molecule |
| 46 | Meet my maker the mad molecule |
| 47 | Meet my maker the mad molecule |
| 48 | Meet my maker, the mad molecule |
| 49 | Mon Irlande |
| 50 | Nuestra Senora de Los Vatares Inmaculados |
| 51 | Remembering How We Stood |
| 52 | Sale saison de samuel s |
| 53 | Schultz |
| 54 | Schultz |
| 55 | Singular Country |
| 56 | Singular Man |
| 57 | Singular Man |
| 58 | Singular Man |
| 59 | Singular Man |
| 60 | THE ONION EATERS , a novel. |
| 61 | THE PLAYS |
| 62 | That Darcy, that dancer, that gentleman |
| 63 | The Beastly Beatitudes Of Balthazar |
| 64 | The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B |
| 65 | The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B |
| 66 | The Cuento de Hadas En Nueva York |
| 67 | The Ginger Man |
| 68 | The Ginger Man |
| 69 | The Onion Eaters |
| 70 | The Onion Eaters |
| 71 | The Onion Eaters |
| 72 | The Onion Eaters, a Novel |
| 73 | The Plays of J. P. Donleavy, |
| 74 | The Saddest Summer of Samuel S |
| 75 | The Unexpurgated Code |
| 76 | The beastly beatitudes of Balthazar B |
| 77 | The beastly beatitudes of Balthazar. -- |
| 78 | The destines of Darcy Dancer, gentleman |
| 79 | The destinies of Darcy Dancer, gentleman |
| 80 | The destinies of Darcy Dancer, gentleman |
| 81 | The destinies of Darcy Dancer, gentleman |
| 82 | The ginger man |
| 83 | The ginger man, a novel |
| 84 | The ginger man, a play |
| 85 | The ginger man, a play |
| 86 | The history of the ginger man |
| 87 | The lady who liked clean rest rooms |
| 88 | The onion eaters |
| 89 | The onion eaters |
| 90 | The onion eaters |
| 91 | The plays of J.P. Donleavy |
| 92 | The saddest summer of Samuel S |
| 93 | The saddest summer of Samuel S, |
| 94 | UN HOMME SINGULIER (LETTRES NOUV) (French Edition) |
| 95 | Un homme singulier |
| 96 | Un\Conte De Fees NewYorkais |
| 97 | What they did in Dublin |
| 98 | What they did in Dublin with the Ginger man |
| 99 | Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton |
| 100 | Wrong information is being given out at Princeton |
| 101 | Wrong information is being given out at Princeton : the chronicle of one of the strangest stories ever to be rumoured about around New York |
| 102 | ha-G'ing'erman |
| 103 | ha-Geveret she-ahavah bate-shimush neḳiyim |
| 104 | The beastly beatitudes of Balthazar B 1969 |
| 105 | The beastly beatitudes of Balthazar B 1969 |
| 106 | The plays of J.P. Donleavy 1974 |
| 107 | Fairytale of New York 1975 |
| 108 | De Alfonce Tennis 1985 |
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