The Ginger Man
1955
Set in 1 place · 1 primarySense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)
Set in Dublin, Ireland, in the post-war year of 1947, this novel tells the story of a group of college students at Trinity College. Written by Irish-American author J. P. Donleavy (whose own background may have formed the basis for the setting), the novel faced censorship and banning in both Ireland and the United States.
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