| A Singular Man Contributor(s): Donleavy, J. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0871132656 ISBN-13: 9780871132659 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George Smith appears to be under attack from all quarters. His former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money, and someone is sending him threatening letters. Despite some very elaborate precautions, he remains worried. So he builds a mausoleum in which to live. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 88033780 |
| Series: Donleavy, J. P. |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.52" W x 8.26" (1.05 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |