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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... Dear Edouard . " " Your point well taken , Professor . And the palate chilled with Chablis . " The days ticked by and chimed on the great grandfather clock in the library . With trips around Paris . To the zoo . Where citizens collected ...
... Dear Edouard . " " Your point well taken , Professor . And the palate chilled with Chablis . " The days ticked by and chimed on the great grandfather clock in the library . With trips around Paris . To the zoo . Where citizens collected ...
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... dear little chap . " " Do not speak to me like that . " " I beg your pardon . " " I do not want to be called a dear little chap . I am a small human being . " " I see . Well perhaps it's time we took you to your dormi- tory . Our small ...
... dear little chap . " " Do not speak to me like that . " " I beg your pardon . " " I do not want to be called a dear little chap . I am a small human being . " " I see . Well perhaps it's time we took you to your dormi- tory . Our small ...
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... Dear Mother , Yesterday was Founder's Birthday and we saw an exciting film all about Central America made by the Founder's father who explored there . On Tuesday we played golf . It was a jolly good caper . Soon we will be playing ...
... Dear Mother , Yesterday was Founder's Birthday and we saw an exciting film all about Central America made by the Founder's father who explored there . On Tuesday we played golf . It was a jolly good caper . Soon we will be playing ...
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J. P. Donleavy. Dear Nannie , Today we are playing golf . The stick is too big for me and I cannot hit the ball . I now have a friend called Beefy . And his real name is Balthazar too . He is not afraid of anything and has gone far out ...
J. P. Donleavy. Dear Nannie , Today we are playing golf . The stick is too big for me and I cannot hit the ball . I now have a friend called Beefy . And his real name is Balthazar too . He is not afraid of anything and has gone far out ...
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