The Destinies of Darcy Dancer Gentleman edition by JP Donleavy Literature Fiction eBooks
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'Racy … Raunchy'- Cleveland Plain Dealer Semi-orphaned, semi-legitimate heir to crumbling Andromeda Park in the lush beauty of the Irish country-side, Darcy Dancer is raised by aging servants, tutored in basic skills by lovelorn Mr. Arlan, in hell-raising by incorrigible Foxy Slattery, and in love by his astutely aristocratic housekeeper, Miss von B. He grows up a complete gentleman only to be rudely cast out of his ancestral home, forced to seek his fortune among berserk fox hunters, destitute noblemen, lusty bohemian ladies, and shameless gamblers- to discover that his destiny, like his birth, rides on the 100-to-1 shot, and the sheer luck of a fast horse galloping against all odds to roistering victory! His future is disastrous, his present indecent, his past divine. He is Darcy Dancer. A 20th Century Barry Lyndon' - Chicago Tribune This fielding unbuttoned by Henry Miller … wenching, boozing, brawling … A delightful romp.' - Los Angeles Times Irresistible … uproarious … scenes leap off the page.' - The New Yorker An Irish Tom Jones.' - Booklist A rollicking mix of adventure, hardship, and coincidence … vivid, extraordinary characters and their boisterous hijinks … amusing, bawdy … entertaining.' - Houston Chronicle
The Destinies of Darcy Dancer Gentleman edition by JP Donleavy Literature Fiction eBooks
It seems churlish not to give everything by Donleavy 5 stars but I just feel this later novel does not have the emotional intensity depth of feeling strength of character depiction or reach the marvellous comic heights of his best work. It has all the trademark ingredients, can be beautifully lyrical, fiendishly funny, and wildly inventive, and yet... At its best brilliant, when less good it feels like P.G.Wodehouse, with respect. The novel recounts the childhood and teenage years of the eponymous hero and this may have been the problem for me - I just could not warm to him as to Donleavy's grown male protagonists. And often found him priggish and irritating. The book remains typically Donleavy: the runaway horse scene is exhilarating and the triumphant final chapter made me punch the air, and of course there is so much more to make the reader rejoice. I have downloaded Darcy's further adventures in Leila which I look forwards to immensely... Even a lesser Donleavy will make life- and literature-affirming stars swirl about your mind... what matter how many??? Taken globally Donleavy is a 5-star comic writer... For his masterpiece the incomparable Ginger Man you would need stars as continuous as those which shine and twinkle on the Milky Way... The Milky Way, Ladies and Gentlemen, what a brilliant metaphor for the comic brilliance of J.P....Product details
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The Destinies of Darcy Dancer Gentleman edition by JP Donleavy Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
A rollicking adventure spoiled only by an unconvincing conclusion.
This is one sexy and amusing book. Your will heat up dangerously!
One of his best adventures
This was the second Donleavy novel I read back in 1980. Since then I have read all of his novels and biographies. This book is also the reason that i stayed at the Shelbourne Hotel.
Full of gratuitous sex, violence drunken ribaldry, indeed it is almost a training manual for students.
It opens the door to positive thinking and instils in one that when things are really bad, they are not as bad as they are going to get, but never give up.
Learn negotiating skills, if a fist in the gob doesn't work, buy your man a drink.
Sex education, from aristocrats, whores, artists, teachers, plebean masses.
In all an excellent life changing book in which Donleavy displays true comic genius and has caused me hours of laughter.
JP Donleavy may well be the most hilarious writer on the planet. Darcy Dancer is a Bildungsroman about the coming of age of a young, educated member of the landed gentry in Ireland. He learns about love first- and second-hand through the auspices of a broad range of tutors including the brilliant Mr. Arland, a stablehand named Foxy, the sublime Miss Von B, the artist Clarissa, school chums, butlers and Rashers Ronald. Kildare wanders from one total fiasco of his own making to the next from the hunt and the stables to the mansions of the gentry and private schools and Dublin high society. He always emerges through chance and pluck and the kindness of others none the worse for wear and perhaps slightly wiser. What are we to make of this dubious young "gentleman"? As Kildare correctly surmises "Every madman thinks everyone else is mad." Donleavy writes with a unique pointillism, using words as brush strokes, that is engaging, endearing and even breathtaking as each chapter ends on a brief poetic note, a pithy line of stacked type. The dialogue is outrageously real and human and uproarious. The character development is precise and each character lives and breathes with a separate unique identity that only a supremely talented writer can render so credibly. Having read nearly all his novels, Darcy Dancer is his best it's truly a well-written, literary comedy. Discover JP Donleavy -- possibly one of the most under-rated and gifted writers of our era. You'll laugh your head off.
It seems churlish not to give everything by Donleavy 5 stars but I just feel this later novel does not have the emotional intensity depth of feeling strength of character depiction or reach the marvellous comic heights of his best work. It has all the trademark ingredients, can be beautifully lyrical, fiendishly funny, and wildly inventive, and yet... At its best brilliant, when less good it feels like P.G.Wodehouse, with respect. The novel recounts the childhood and teenage years of the eponymous hero and this may have been the problem for me - I just could not warm to him as to Donleavy's grown male protagonists. And often found him priggish and irritating. The book remains typically Donleavy the runaway horse scene is exhilarating and the triumphant final chapter made me punch the air, and of course there is so much more to make the reader rejoice. I have downloaded Darcy's further adventures in Leila which I look forwards to immensely... Even a lesser Donleavy will make life- and literature-affirming stars swirl about your mind... what matter how many??? Taken globally Donleavy is a 5-star comic writer... For his masterpiece the incomparable Ginger Man you would need stars as continuous as those which shine and twinkle on the Milky Way... The Milky Way, Ladies and Gentlemen, what a brilliant metaphor for the comic brilliance of J.P....
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