"JP Donleavy and John Irving - an Exchange"
The Paris Review, #106, Spring, 1988 (available from PR as a back-issue)
Irving says Donleavy snubbed Cheever; Donleavy denies it in some letters to the editor.
"The
Bawdy Electric - JP Donleavy Keeps It Up"
(Special thanks to Sally Eckhoff for providing her excellent article/interview)
Voice Literary Supplement, October, 1988
Sally
Eckhoff covers key elements of most of Donleavy's major works up to the time
of the article's publication.
Read the article.
"That singular saucy sagacity"
The Weekend Australian, March 17-18, 1990
A fine
piece by journalist Murray Waldren, which came out at the time of the Australian
publication of A Singular Country.
Read the article.
"Adventures With JP Donleavy or How I Lost My Job and Made My Way to Greater Glory"
The Paris Review, #116, Fall, 1990 (available from PR as a back-issue)
Article-memoir by publisher Seymour Lawrence on becoming Donleavy's publisher. Lawrence also championed Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Brautigan, Thomas Berger and William Saroyan.
"A Singular Day with J.P. Donleavy"
USA
Today, July 17, 1990
Excellent article by William Dunn.
Read the article.
"Revisiting JP Donleavy's Classic: Behind the Scenes with the Ginger Man"
Newsday, March 17, 1994
JPD article/interview
by Paul D. Colford.
Read the article.
(Title and byline being researched)
Albany
Times-Union, NY, May, 1994
Article describing JPD's surprise visit to a pub once named 'The Ginger
Man, then called Mahar's Public Bar where the author gave a well-received
reading and praised the beer.
"An Author and a Gumshoe"
Newsday, April
17, 1994
JPD
article by Dennis Duggan telling of Donleavy's friendship with noted New York
detective, Lt. Richard Gallagher.
Read the article.
"At His Irish Georgian Mansion, JP Donleavy - 'Ginger Man' Tells Why He Is Compulsively Reclusive"
Hello, Aug., 1994
JPD article/interview with many
quotes and a great photo spread.
"Title?"
L'uomo
Vogue, Feb., 1997
Article
on Donleavy in Italian Vogue.
"The Ginger Man, New Theatre, Dublin"
Guardian
Unlimited, July 28, 1999.
Article/review about the triumphant return of The
Ginger Man to the Dublin Stage by Mic Moroney. Very pro-Donleavy
and Dublin Theatre Company.
Read the article/review.
"William Donaldson's Week: Always Getting into Trouble"
Independent,
May, 28, 1994
In-depth article with lots of anecdotes, including a hilarious account
of WD and JPD and a matter of tickets for the play Fairy
Tales of New York.
"Anatomy of an Obsession"
American Theatre, December, 1985.
Charles Towers (director
of The Virginia Stage Company's US premiere production of The
Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B) writes about the trials and triumphs
of the production. With quotes from JPD. Special thanks to Charles Towers
for sharing this article.
Read the article.
"Great
Literary Characters: No. 7 - The Ginger Man"
English
GQ, 1997.
Article by Jon Wilde on The Ginger Man.
"In the Flesh: the Case for Festivals (Cheltenham Literary Festival, England)"
The
Economist (US), October, 1993
JPD
mentioned in this article. No byline given.
"The Future of the Language"
Harper's
| Readings, January, 1985
JPD part of an article by writer Anthony Burgess.
"JP Donleavy: Captivated by Ginger: A Non-Interview"
From the
book, Riding the Yellow Trolley Car by William Kennedy - Penguin,
UK -
May 1, 1994 - 512 pages - ISBN 9780140159929
Kennedy's recounting of a reading and lecture by JPD and how he was taken
by the author. An attempt to get an interview didn't get him into the dressing
room, but he wrote with great praise about the event nonetheless.
"The
Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms"
New
York Times, Books, July 13, 1997.
Article/review by Nina Sonenberg. Very favorable.
Read the article/review.
"The Writer's Reader"
Harper's,
Feb., 1990.
JPD included in an article along with John Updike, Agatha Christie, Charles
Dickens and others.
"The History of The Ginger Man"
Kirkus Reviews, Feb. 1, 1994
Article/interview (no byline given).
"Tales of Lust and Lawsuits"
The
Washington Post, June 9, 1996.
Article on the book Venus Bound: The Erotic Voyages of the Olympia Press
by John de St Jorre, which has a chapter on JPD and his legal battle with
the publisher.
"On Inspiration"
The Paris Review, #107, Summer, 1988 (available from PR as a back-issue)
JPD included in an article on how writers get their inspiration.
"Books in Brief"
The
Dallas Morning News, March 21, 1999.
by Lee Milazzo. Good article/review - Wrong
Information is Being Given Out at Princeton.
"Wrong
Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton"
Times
Literary Supplement, 1998. Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain
"Title?"
The Sun, issue 262, 1997.
JPD content being researched.
"Ginger Rail: J.P. Donleavy's novel history proves why The Ginger Man's Sebastian Dangerfield is still a classic - but was never a saint"
GQ, April
1994
Article/review
- The History of The Ginger Man by
Thomas Mallon
Read the article/review.
"Books
From Snare to Snare Fiction"
The Sunday Telegraph, March 15, 1998.
Article/review - Wrong Information is Being
Given Out at Princeton.
Read the article/review.
"Books:
Coming to Terms With the Innermost Self - Nicholas Mosley Identifies the Connections
and Contrasts Between Two Novelists as Vulnerable and Imposing as Lear"
The Daily Telegraph, Aug. 23, 1997.
Article/reviews - An Author and His Image
by JPD and The Merry Heart: Reflection on Reading, Writing and the World
of Books by Robertson Davies.
"A
Soulful Struggle with Loss, Loneliness - The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms:
The Chronicle of One of the Strangest Stories Ever to be Rumoured About Around
New York City"
The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1997.
Article/review by Susan Salter Reynolds.
Read the article/review.
"Big House"
North
Leinster: Buildings of Ireland, Christine Casey, Alister Rowan
eds. - Penguin, London, Sept. 30, 1993 - ISBN 014071085X
JPD and his estate, Levington Park, included.
"Making the Most of Dublin"
The
New York Times, July 16, 1989.
JPD and The Ginger Man included.
"A Singular Country"
The
New York Times, Dec. 2, 1990
by Colin Thubron. Article/Review - A Singular
Country.
"OH! - lympia Press"
Suite
101, March 9, 1999.
Article by Rick Russell on the Paris Olympia Press. Includes JPD and The
Ginger Man.
"Guys
and Dolls"
The
Washington Post, Nov. 20, 1998.
Article/review - Wrong Information is Being
Given Out at Princeton
"Understanding The Fighter in J.P. Donleavy"
Chicago Sun Times, March 20, 1994
Article by William Thompson.
"Portrait of the Artist as a Young Roisterer"
Chicago
Sun Times, Nov. 9, 1986.
by Connie Fletcher. Article/review - J.P. Donleavy's
Ireland...
"Vendors & Products (1999 Film Market)"
Variety, Feb.
22, 1999.
by Carol Swanson, Lee Simkins. Article on an attempted film production
of The Ginger Man.
"Martin Clunes, Britain's Number One Lad"
The
Independent - London, Aug. 3, 1996.
Article/interview by John Walsh.
In the interview, Clunes talks of having just spent the weekend at Levington
Park, trying to arrange for the rights to produce The Onion Eaters on the
BBC. Researching whether or not this actually aired.
Conversations With Saul Bellow
Gloria
Gronin, Ben Siegel eds. - University Press of Mississippi, 1994 - ISBN 13:
9780878057184 - 288 pages
JPD and The Ginger Man included.
"A Lyrical View of the Emerald Isle"
by Bruce
McCabe, The Boston Globe, Nov. 18, 1992
Article announcing a broadcast of JPD's film with an alternate title "In All
Her Sins and Graces: J.P. Donleavy's Ireland," aired on The Learning Channel
9 p.m. November 18, 1992.
"J.P. Donleavy"
AB
Bookman's Weekly, May 16, 1994
Brief article, also a favorable review of The
History of The Ginger Man. Special thanks to Bill Dunn for adding
this to the site.
The Big One, the Black One and the Other One: My Life in Showbiz
by William
Donaldson - Michael O'Mara Books - Oct. 23, 1992 - ISBN 1854791474
Autobiography by impresario who produced several JPD plays and otherwise involved
in business and friendship with our man Donleavy.
"The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman"
British
Book News, (month?), 1993
Article/review.
"Donleavy & Kotzwinkle, Frontish & Back for Spring"
Publishers
Weekly, Dec. 13, 1993
Article by W. Smith.
"Rogue's
Brogue"
Harper's Bazaar , May, 1990
Article by Kent Black about J.P. Donleavy's
Ireland.
Read the article.
60 Minutes: Minute by Minute
by Don
Hewitt - Random House, 1985
The show's creator and then executive producer, Don Hewitt, recounts much
of the program's history, including a segment on Irish tax exemptions for
professionals in the arts which featured an interview with JPD.
"Opening night smiles for Donleavy"
The
Irish Times, July 17, 1999.
Article by Edward Power on the triumphant return to the Dublin stage of
The Ginger Man.
Read the review.
"Adventures in the Making of The Ginger Man"
Gannett News Service, March 14, 1994
JPD article/review
- The History of The Ginger Man by
Bill Dunn.
Read the article/review.
"Writer in his haven"
Publishers
Weekly , January 23, 1981
Article by R.H. Brown.
"The man who loved women"
Irish
Independent, Aug. 1, 1999.
Article by Patricia Deevy.
Read the article.
"Title?"
The
Observer, November 4, 1990
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Observer, Nov. 8, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Observer, July 6, 1986.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Observer, October 28, 1984.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Chicago
Tribune, May 19, 1985.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Antioch Review, Winter, 1980.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Commonweal,
September 14, 1990
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Detroit News June 9, 1985.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Detroit News, Oct. 2, 1983.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Publishers
Weekly, Oct. 31, 1986.
Researching content.
"Title?"
New
Statesman, March 28, 1980.
Researching content.
"Title?"
New
Statesman, Oct. 14, 1983.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 28, 1983.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Listener, Dec. 13, 1984.
Researching content.
"The History of The Ginger Man"
Los
Angeles Times Book Review, May 1, 1994.
Article/review.
"The History of The Ginger Man"
Playboy,
May, 1994.
Article/review.
"Title?"
The
Listener, November 1, 1990
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Listener, November 2, 1989.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Times [London] Literary Supplement, June 24, 1991.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Times [London] Literary Supplement, June 24, 1994.
Researching content.
"The History of The Ginger Man"
Tribune
Books, June 5, 1994.
Article/review.
"Title?"
New
York Times Book Review, March 4, 1990
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New Yorker July 16, 1990.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Los Angeles Times Book Review, Nov.13, 1988.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times Book Review, Nov.13, 1988.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times, Oct.12, 1988.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Globe
and Mail (Toronto), Oct. 13, 1984.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Globe
and Mail (Toronto), Jan. 17, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Globe
and Mail (Toronto), April 18, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Listener, Oct. 29, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Spectator, Nov.28, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Times (London), Oct. 29, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Tribune
Books, Jan. 25, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Times
(London) Literary Supplement, Dec. 19, 1986.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Virginia
Quarterly Review, Spring, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Los
Angeles Times Book Review, Nov. 16, 1986.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Spectator, July 6, 1986.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Los
Angeles Times, May 5, 1985.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times, April 17, 1987.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Washing Post, Feb. 24, 1985.
Researching content.
"Title?"
New
York Times Review of Books, 28, 1985.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Times
Literary Supplement, Nov. 16, 1984.
Researching content.
"Title?"
World
Literature Today, October 28, 1984.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Spectator, Dec. 8, 1984.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times Book Review, Oct. 30, 1983.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times Book Review, Oct. 11, 1983.
Researching content.
"Title?"
Times
Literary Supplement, Nov. 16, 1984.
Researching content
"Title?"
Times
Literary Supplement, April 4, 1980.
Researching content.
"Title?"
America,
May 10, 1980.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
New York Times Book Review, Oct. 26, 1980.
Researching content.
"Title?"
The
Spectator, April 12, 1980.
Researching content.
"Donleavy gives his recipe for `Ginger Man'"
The Boston Globe, March 17, 1994
JPD article/interview by William A. Davis, Globe Staff.
Conversations with Joseph Heller
By Joseph
Heller, Adam J. Sorkin, University Press of Mississippi, 1993
ISBN 0878056351
JPD included.