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A Singular Man

J. P. Donleavy

What will happen to George Smith? Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George appears to be under attack from all quarters: his former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money; his dipsomaniacal housekeeper is trying to arouse his carnal interest; his secretary, the beautiful, blond Miss Thomson, will barely give him the time of day. Making matters even worse are the threatening letters: Dear Sir: Only for the moment are we saying nothing. Yours, etc., Present Associates.

Despite such precautions as a two-inch-thick surgical steel door and a bullet-proof limousine, Smith remains worried. So he undertakes to build a giant mausoleum, complete with plumbing, in which to live. Hunter S. Thompson called reading this book "like sitting down to an evening of good whisky and mad laughter in a rare conversation somewhere on the edge of reality."

Book Details

  • Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Publish Date: Jan 14th, 1994
  • Pages: 408
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.26in - 5.52in - 1.17in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9780871132659
  • Categories: LiteraryHumorous - Dark Humor