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 8
... pulling out his . " " My God . " " Tie . " " O shush . " The priest murmuring prayers as heads bow in the stale musty air . The coffin pushed gently sideways on the shelf in the wall . Sprinkled with holy juices . Balthazar's mother's ...
... pulling out his . " " My God . " " Tie . " " O shush . " The priest murmuring prayers as heads bow in the stale musty air . The coffin pushed gently sideways on the shelf in the wall . Sprinkled with holy juices . Balthazar's mother's ...
Pàgina 11
... pulling nannie by the hand . A young man turning the key and opening the door and leading them along the hall ... pulled slowly at the end of his nose . " Are there any questions , please . " Uncle Edouard putting back his arms and ...
... pulling nannie by the hand . A young man turning the key and opening the door and leading them along the hall ... pulled slowly at the end of his nose . " Are there any questions , please . " Uncle Edouard putting back his arms and ...
Pàgina 24
... pulled along , his small black shoes digging and drag- ging on the carpets . His hand catching wherever he could hold and with the other he squeezed his elephant Tillie tightly to his cheek . Down the iron stairs again to the courtyard ...
... pulled along , his small black shoes digging and drag- ging on the carpets . His hand catching wherever he could hold and with the other he squeezed his elephant Tillie tightly to his cheek . Down the iron stairs again to the courtyard ...
Pàgina 25
... pulled out the gates and turning right , crossed over Avenue Kléber to speed towards the Arc de Triomphe . When suddenly nannie put her hand to her lips and called through the little fanlight to Pierre to please go back down to the ...
... pulled out the gates and turning right , crossed over Avenue Kléber to speed towards the Arc de Triomphe . When suddenly nannie put her hand to her lips and called through the little fanlight to Pierre to please go back down to the ...
Pàgina 29
... pulling at Tillie tightly clutched in the crook of his arm . " Give us this elephant new boy if you know what's good for you . " Balthazar clenching his jaw . A thump thump thump in his breast . Laurel leaves touching the squares of ...
... pulling at Tillie tightly clutched in the crook of his arm . " Give us this elephant new boy if you know what's good for you . " Balthazar clenching his jaw . A thump thump thump in his breast . Laurel leaves touching the squares of ...
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