J.P. Donleavy - Writer
Sands End, 2011

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J.P. Donleavy
Betascript Publishing , August 30, 2011
ISBN 6136908417

by Zheng Cirino, ed.

Collection of articles from Wikipedia and other online sources.

Ireland Unhinged
Council Sales Books , March 9, 2011
300 pgs.

by David Monagan

Chapter on meeting JPD

"Literary Love at Camelot"

Sunday Times, Aug. 22, 2004

by Mark Keena. Article about JPD.

Dublin (Lonely Planet Travel Series)

by Fionn Davenport, Martin Hughes - Lonely Planet Publishers,
March, 2004 - 272 pages - ISBN 1741040523

JPD and The Ginger Man included.

"JP Donleavy Proclaims a GM-Free Ireland"

GM Watch , May 25, 2004

Article on JPD's opposition to genetic manipulation in agriculture. His farm becomes the first GM-Free farm in Ireland.

To purchase books by J.P. Donleavy, go to the Buyers' Guide.

"Not a GM man"

Irish Examiner - Farming, June 3, 2004

Article on JPD's stand against genetic manipulation in farming. Special thanks to Sean O' Mahony for forwarding this article to the Compendium.

"JP Donleavy and The Ginger Man"

Torn and Frayed, June 26, 2004

Article on JPD.

"Forget Ulysses, here's my top 12 Irish books"

Irish Independent, June 30, 2004

by John Boland. Journalist picks his top 12 Irish books. The Ginger Man is number seven on the list. Special thanks to Sean O' Mahony for forwarding this article to the Compendium.

Read the list.

"The Spice of Life"

The Guardian - Review, June 26, 2004

In-depth article on JPD by James Campbell.

Read the article.

"Art of the interview may be dying, as writer laments, or maybe it just changed venues "

The San Francisco Chronicle - August 24, 2004

Article by David Kipen regarding Lawrence Grobel's book "The Art of the Interview." JPD wrote the introduction to the book and also appears in the Chronicle article.

"The Week's Best Books"

Publishers Weekly (daily for booksellers) October 19, 2004

A pick of six best books by Jay McInerney which includes The Ginger Man, Grove Edition.

The Films of George Roy Hill

by Andrew Horton; Contributor, Paul Newman - McFarland & Co., 2004 - ISBN 0786419318

JPD included (was a close friend of Hill).

"Artists who have claimed tax exemption to be 'outed'"

Sunday Times, Feb. 27, 2005.

by Andrew Bushe. JPD included in article.

Richard Harris: Sex, Death and the Movies

by Michael Feeney Callan - Robson Books, March 1, 2005 - ISBN 1681057660

In this biography by Callan, Harris's beginning as an professional actor is discussed. Harris played Sebastian Dangerfield in the world premiere of the stage version of The Ginger Man, which won rave reviews in London. See The Ginger Man Plays for more.

"Longer, Tougher but Still Chaotically Charming"

The Observer, March 20, 2005

Will Buckley includes JPD and The Ginger Man in this article.

ireland's most wanted

by Brian M. Thomsen | Potomic Books, wraps, March 2005, 304 pages

Section on JPD and The Ginger Man.

"Ireland Unleashed "

Smithsonian Magazine , March, 2005

by Joseph A. Harriss.

Includes JPD.

All American Theatre: The Story of Westport Country Playhouse 1931-2005

by Richard Somerset-Ward, Introduction by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
Yale University Press, May 15, 2005 - ISBN 030010483

JPD included.

"US university negotiating to buy literary archive of Donleavy work"
and "JP Donleavy: his life and times"

The Irish Times, May 20, 2005

Two articles in the same spread. Archive article by Ruadhán Mac Eoin. Life and times article by Belinda McKeon.

Read the article by Ruadhán Mac Eoin.

Read the article by Belinda McKeon.

"Iconic man of letters"

Irish Examiner, May 21, 2005

Article by John Daly

Read the article.

"Of Manners and Men"

The Independent, June 2, 2005

JPD included in an article by Charles Nevin.

"On the Bookshelf: Inspired Reading"

Washintonian, Sept. 1, 2005.

by William O'Sullivan.

JPD and The Ginger Man included.

"The Periscopic Penis of Protagonist P"

McSweeny's The Believer #27, Sept, 2005.

by James Browning.

"The Ginger Man Celebrates Its Eponym"

The New York Sun, October 31, 2005

Article by Gary Shapiro.

Read the article.

"Irish Abroad: 20 Great Books"

Irish America Magazine, Nov., 2005

by Tom Deignan.

The Ginger Man in the list of 20 great books.

"Archives: 2005"

Philadelphia Weekly , Dec. 14, 2005

Article about The Ginger Man by Fergie

"Guardian Books of the Year 2005"

Guardian Unlimited, December 31, 2005

Regular contributors list their choices for best book of the year. Ronald Haak, Cork, Ireland picks Wrong Information is Being Given Out at Princeton by JPD.

"JP Donleavy retrospective to open soon"

The Irish Times January 7, 2006

Article about Donleavy's 2006 Dublin art show at the Molesworth Gallery(see JPD Artist for details) by John Armstrong. Special thanks to Sean O' Mahony for sending this article.

Read the article.

"JP Goes to Hollywood"

The Independent IE, January 21, 2006

Article/interview

"Another side of a singular man"

The Post.IE, January 29, 2006

Article by Ros Drinkwater.

Read the article.

"The Beastly Beasts of JP Donleavy"

Financial Times, February 11, 2006 (from The Irish Independent)

"From Ginger Man to White Stag in a Splash of Paint"

Irish Independent, February 10, 2006

Article on JPD's art exhibition at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin with extremely favorable quotes from highly regarded painter Jack Yeats.

Read the article.

"Hollywood Beckons as Artist Donleavy Reaches 80"

Circa Art Magazine, February 10, 2006

Article on JPD's art exhibition at The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin and about the plans to bring The Ginger Man to the screen with Johnny Depp playing Sebastian Dangerfield.

Read the article.

"JP Donleavy Approaches 80, Anything but Gingerly"

The New York Times February 13, 2006

Article by Brian Lavery.

Read the article.

"Ginger Man lured back into limelight"

International Herald Tribune Piece from The New York Times February 14, 2006

Article by Brian Lavery.

Read the article. (reprint of above article)

"The Not So Ginger Man"

Circa Magazine February 24, 2006

Article on JPD's art exhibit at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin.

Read the article.

"Bizarre drawings in 'Beastly Beasts, Birds, People and Places' "

The Sunday Tribune (Ireland) March 5, 2006

Article on JPD's art exhibit at the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin by Marlene Lyng.

Read the article.

"A man amuck"

The Boston Globe March 7, 2006

Article by Joe Keohane.

Read the article.

"JP Donleavy"

Village March 9, 2006

Article by Brian Lavery (reprint of "JP Donleavy Approaches 80, Anything but Gingerly" which first appeared in The New York Times.)

"Title?"

French Vogue, March, 2006

4-page article on JPD. Details being sought.

"Title?"

French Vogue, Month?, 2006

5-page JPD article/interview. Details being sought.

"Happy 80th J.P. Donleavy"

Autograph Collector, April 2006

A birthday tribute to JPD (who turned 80 in April, '06). Lots of insightful conversation with our man Donleavy. Penned by Lawrence Grobel, a master at celebrity articles and interviews. Special thanks to Mr. Grobel for making his article available for Donleavy fans to read here on the JPDC.

Read the article.

"Bardic Style Matters"

GQ - Glenn O'Brien's Styles - Men.Style.com, September 5, 2006

Good piece on JPD.

Read the article.

I, Goldstein: My Screwed Life

by Al Goldstein, Thunder Mouth Press, September 12, 2006

Autobiography of the former editor of Screw magazine includes a section on JPD who did an interview with Screw that he considers one of his best.

"The Country Gentleman With the Mean Left Hook"

Millions of Books, October 20, 2006.

by Andrew Saikali. Very good article on JPD with some biographical background.

Conversations With Thomas McGuane (Literary Conversations Series)

by Beef Torrey - University Press of Mississippi - December 2006 - ISBN: 1578068878

Includes JPD.

Lonely Planet Guides to Ireland and the World

2006, Lonely Planet Publications.

JPD included.

"Reading the Encyclopedia Dementia"

Arts & Opinion: Arts, Culture, Analysis, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006

Article by David Solway includes JPD.

"When JP met Johnny Depp for The Ginger Man movie"

Sunday Independent Magazine, 2006

"Mellow Moods of Mullingar Mike"

Independent IE, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007

by Ciara Ferguson. Article/Interview.

Read the article/interview.

"Our Annual List of Holiday Gift Suggestions from Distinguished Writers"

American Spectator, Dec. 2006 - Jan. 2007 issue.

Ron Robinson picks The Ginger Man, Leila and JP Donleavy's Ireland.

"NB - Donleavy in Paris, Patriotic verse, 'We avoid,' RIP Norman Mailer"

The Times Literary Supplement, [London] no. 5459, 2007.

by JCc

"David Monagan's top 10 Irish journeys"

Guardian Unlimited, 2007

JPD listed # 8. Article gives a brief background on JPD and talks about The Ginger Man and The Unexpurgated Code.

Frommer's Ireland 2007

by Christi Daugherty - Frommer's Complete - Wraps - January 23, 2007 - ISBN 9870470043486

Includes a section on JPD and The Ginger Man.

You Cannot Live as I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This: The Thoroughly Disgraceful Life and Times of Willie Donaldson

by Terence Blacker - Ebury Press - March 3, 2007 - ISBN 9780091913861

Biography of William (Willie) Donaldson, impresario who produced several JPD plays and otherwise involved himself in business and friendship with Donleavy.

"JP Donleavy's Desert Island Discs"

The Guardian, March 5, 2007.

Article by Phil Daoust about JPD's appearance on the hit radio program hosted by Kristy Young where celebrities pick their favorite selections of music.

JPD's 8 picks.

"Opportunity for artistic development in a literary field"

The Irish Times, Thursday, March 8, 2007.

JPD article by Anne Dempsey.

Read the article.

"Banned Books "

Ad World, Thursday, April 7, 2007.

Article on Irish Independent's publishing series of banned books, which includes The Ginger Man.

Irish Culture and Customs

April 9, 2007.

Actor Michael Jackson talks about reading JPD and the effect it has had on his approach to acting.

"Do We Really Need Central Banks?"

Money Week, May 3, 2007.

JPD quotes highlight sections of the article. It begins with a quote from The Ginger Man "Some place. What holds it up?"
"Faith."

"Dancing With Donleavy"

Whisky Magazine, April 20, 2007.

Actor Michael Jackson talks about reading JPD and the effect it has had on his approach to acting.

"Confessions of an angry young man"

The Daily Mail, May 4, 2007.

by Colin Wilson.

JPD included.

"The Ginger Man And Watercolors"

The Boston Globe, May 4, 2007.

by Geoff Edgers.

Favorable article with a plug for JPD's New York art Exhibition.

"Author and His Image: Writer J.P. Donleavy returns to New York for a show of his artwork"

New York Daily News, May 6, 2007.

by Denis Hamil. Very favorable article about JPD and his New York exhibition.

Read the article.

"The Artist At Home: J.P. Donleavy at Levington Park"

The Morning News, Sat. May 12, 2007.

Elizabeth Kiem tours JPD's abode and asks question as she goes. JPD throws in some anecdotes while responding to the questions. Kiem gives an articulate description of the grounds and the mansion, passing on her impressions and feelings.

Read the article.

"A Cultural Conversation with J.P. Donleavy: Naughty Paintings and Once-Scandalous Words"

The Wall Street Journal, Tues. May 15, 2007.

by Amy Finnerty. A combination article/interview, focusing on JPD's early days of painting and writing.

"McInerney's List of Top Novels"

The Week Magazine, May 18, 2007.

by Jay McInerney. The Ginger Man #4 on the list.

"The Rake's Progress: An expat American writer, his sprawling Irish estate and the cult classic that made him famous"

Preservation, November/December, 2007.

Article by James Conaway with accompanying pictorial spread. The piece is mixed, running the gamut from gracious praise, to exaggeration of waning glory (of both house and owner) to judgmental criticism, and back to complimentary niceties.

"World famous authors head up writers’ festival"
Dublin People, June 12, 2008

Article on JPD retrospective talk, as part of the '08 Dublin Writers' Festival, June 11, 8 p.m. Project Arts Centre (upstairs), Temple Bar, Dublin

"Ginger Tales"
Herald.ie, June 19, 2008

JPD article/interview by Eamon Carr.

"The critics' choice"
Westmeath Examiner .ie, March 10, 2009

Article with interview quotes by Helen Sweeney. Background info and focus on The Ginger Man movie starring Johnny Depp.

"When HQ Met... JP Donleavy"
Herald I.E. Thurs.Dec. 17, 2009
by Olaf Tyaransen

Online article.

"A Singular Man: J.P. Donleavy on his fascinating life since The Ginger Man"
The Independent, August 5, 2010

Trinity Fictions
Tiinity Today, October Issue, 1/11/10
by Dr. Eve Patten

Article includes JPD and The Ginger Man.

Various Writers
Irish Times, 1/2011

Includes JPD.

Glass or two raised in Donleavy's honour
Irish Times, Thursday, April 14, 2011

by George Kimball