The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar BGrove/Atlantic, Inc., 1 de des. 2007 - 416 pàgines The sexual odyssey of a hopeless romantic from the author of the legendary bestseller The Ginger Man—“a comic writer rivaling Waugh and Wodehouse” (Life). In the years before and after World War II, Balthazar B is the world’s last shy, elegant young man. Born to riches in Paris and raised by his solicitous governess, Balthazar is shipped away to prep school in England where he is befriended by the noble but flagrantly naughty Beefy. Together, Balthazar and Beefy matriculate to Trinity College, Dublin. There, Balthazar reads zoology and Beefy prepares for holy orders, all the while sharing amorous adventures high and low until their university careers come to an abrupt and decidedly unholy end. Out of the cocooned, innocent sexuality of Balthazar B, J. P. Donleavy—one of the most vital, and often condemned, comic voices of the twentieth century—created “one of the most perfect love affairs in modern literature . . . revelatory and delightful . . . lush and lovely, bawdy and sad” (The New York Times). “If Nancy Mitford and James Joyce had collaborated, the result might have been like the adventures of Balthazar B.” —The Guardian |
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Pàgina 29
... Beefy is another Balthazar but we call him Beefy , don't we Beefy . And you Duffer when you stop picking your nose you show Balthazar here the way about . What is the ablative of fossa . " " Fossa sir . " " Good chap . " The door closed ...
... Beefy is another Balthazar but we call him Beefy , don't we Beefy . And you Duffer when you stop picking your nose you show Balthazar here the way about . What is the ablative of fossa . " " Fossa sir . " " Good chap . " The door closed ...
Pàgina 34
... Beefy striding back from the wash room with his morning smile . As Bal- thazar enquires gently as to the way in this ... Beefy over the days steering Balthazar from the lurking harms . The priest hole where they put you in up to your ...
... Beefy striding back from the wash room with his morning smile . As Bal- thazar enquires gently as to the way in this ... Beefy over the days steering Balthazar from the lurking harms . The priest hole where they put you in up to your ...
Pàgina 35
... Beefy below in the basement made a raid on the kitchen and stole away to a little stray dog he sheltered in the woods and called Soandso . Sunday afternoon convened to sit and copy from the blackboard the weekly letter to parents and ...
... Beefy below in the basement made a raid on the kitchen and stole away to a little stray dog he sheltered in the woods and called Soandso . Sunday afternoon convened to sit and copy from the blackboard the weekly letter to parents and ...
Pàgina 36
... Beefy . And his real name is Balthazar too . He is not afraid of anything and has gone far out of his way to protect me . On Founder's Birthday we had toast and dripping for tea . The big boys have torture chamber after lights out and ...
... Beefy . And his real name is Balthazar too . He is not afraid of anything and has gone far out of his way to protect me . On Founder's Birthday we had toast and dripping for tea . The big boys have torture chamber after lights out and ...
Pàgina 38
... Beefy with his jar of water , cheese and bread . And great grin as he withdrew from beneath his sweater and shirt two thick lamb chops . " These are choice loin . They were for Crunch's supper . He will be most annoyed . " Beefy patting ...
... Beefy with his jar of water , cheese and bread . And great grin as he withdrew from beneath his sweater and shirt two thick lamb chops . " These are choice loin . They were for Crunch's supper . He will be most annoyed . " Beefy patting ...
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