J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017)

J. P. Donleavy

Novelist, playwright, essayist

James Patrick Donleavy, popularly known as J. P. Donleavy, was an American-Irish author, short story writer, novelist, and playwright. Known for his usage of dark humor in his writings, he first achieved critical acclaim with his picaresque novel The Ginger Man, published in…