J.P. Donleavy Books in Order
J.P. Donleavy has written 23 books, published between 1955 and 1998. The first book is The Ginger Man (1955) and the newest is Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1955–1998
- Pages on record
- 5,937 in 18 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 99–148 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,937 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
The Ginger Man (1955) made J.P. Donleavy's name. Donleavy (1926-2017) was an American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright known for dark humour. The Ginger Man, a picaresque novel first published in Paris, sold 50 million copies, was translated into more than 30 languages, and in 1998 placed 99th on the Modern Library's list of the century's best novels. The catalogue lists 23 books through 1998, including A Singular Man (1963) and The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B (1967).
How many J.P. Donleavy books are there?
J.P. Donleavy has 23 books, released between 1955 and 1998.
J.P. Donleavy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 J.P. Donleavy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Ginger Man1955 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419553521/4
- 2The Ginger Man: A Play1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 3A Singular Man1963 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/419634081/4
- 4Meet My Maker, the Mad Molecule1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 5A Singular Man: A Play1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 6The Saddest Summer Of Samuel S1966 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/419661221/4
- 7The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B1967 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419674161/4
- 8The Onion Eaters1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 9A Fairy Tale of New York1973 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/419733411/4
- 10The Plays of J. P. Donleavy1974 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419743521/4
- 11The Unexpurgated Code1975 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419753201/4
- 12The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman1976 · 414 pages · confirmed 1/419764141/4
- 13Schultz1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 14Leila1983 · 427 pages · confirmed 1/419834271/4
- 15De Alfonce Tennis1984 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419842231/4
- 16J.P.Donleavy's Ireland1986 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419862231/4
- 17Are You Listening, Rabbi Löw1987 · 404 pages · confirmed 1/419874041/4
- 18A Singular Country1990 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/419901981/4
- 19That Darcy, That Dancer, That Gentleman1990 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419904481/4
- 20The History Of The Ginger Man1994 · 517 pages · confirmed 1/419945171/4
- 21The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms1995 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419951281/4
- 23Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton1998 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419983361/4
J.P. Donleavy books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
23 books23 J.P. Donleavy titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read J.P. Donleavy books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 23 J.P. Donleavy books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with J.P. Donleavy
Start with The Ginger Man (1955), the earliest published title.
What is the newest J.P. Donleavy book?
Wrong Information Is Being Given Out at Princeton (1998) is the newest J.P. Donleavy book released so far.
Is there a new J.P. Donleavy book coming?
No next J.P. Donleavy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J.P. Donleavy at a glance
- Died
- J.P. Donleavy died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to J.P. Donleavy on record dates from 1998.
- Release pace
- J.P. Donleavy books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,937 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.P. Donleavy books, 6 of 23, were published in the 1990s.
What the J.P. Donleavy books are about
21 of the 23 J.P. Donleavy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: young men is tagged on 4 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Young men 4 of 21 books
- American fiction 3 of 21 books
- Americans 3 of 21 books
- Ireland 3 of 21 books
- Picaresque literature 3 of 21 books
- Novelists 2 of 21 books
- Authorship 2 of 21 books
- Biography 2 of 21 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 21 books
- History 2 of 21 books
- Humor 2 of 21 books
- Ireland, description and travel 2 of 21 books