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Title	:	The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B
Author	:	J.P. Donleavy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 416 pages
Published	:	January 22nd 2001 by Grove Press (first published November 30th 1967)
Categories	:	Fiction. Humor. Literature. Cultural. Ireland

The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

J.P. Donleavy

Paperback | Pages: 416 pages

Rating: 3.94 | 802 Users | 53 Reviews

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The New York Times Book Review called The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B, J. P. Donleavy's hilarious, bittersweet tale of a lost young man's existential odyssey, "a triumphant piece of writing, achieved with that total authority, total mastery which shows that a fine writer is fully extended...." In the years before and after World War II, Balthazar B is the world's last shy, elegant young man. Born to riches in Paris and raised by his governess, Balthazar is shipped off to a British boarding school, where he meets the noble but naughty Beefy. The duo matriculate to Trinity College, Dublin, where Balthazar reads zoology and Beefy prepares for holy orders, all the while sharing amorous adventures high and low, until their university careers come to an abrupt and decidedly unholy end. Written with trademark bravado and a healthy dose of sincerity, The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B is vintage Donleavy.

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Original Title:	The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B
ISBN:	0802137962 (ISBN13: 9780802137968)
Edition Language:	English

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Beautifully melancholy, wonderfully bawdy. This book is an extremely well-written, closely observed portrait of a young male aging into manhood, full of the kind of raucous shenanigans every young man dreams of experiencing and holds dear to his heart til the end of his days. It is a sadder, more benevolent and wider-ranging novel than The Ginger Man, with the same existential quandary at its heart, but quieter, less gaudily hilarious, and, at times, heartbreaking. Possibly more humane. It is an

This book doesnt leave you feeling happy, it leaves you amazed at the writers ability to write something so beautiful about a life so hazardous. It makes you miss those friends who always cause trouble, get drunk and make asses out of themselves while making witty comments the whole time and not giving a shit. Alot of fun =)

A fantastic read. Donleavy writes with a vulnerable voice and its that very voice that keeps you entertained the whole way through...can't wait to read the rest of the work of this brilliant man.

Not quite the Ginger Man, but worth a try.

Much like The Ginger Man this novel housed the irreverent, the gross out, and the just plain funny. Loads of disgusting sexual antics, pervs, and frigid marms. Four or five vignettes through the book are straight up classic. A really entertaining and humorous read.



Another sad, funny masterpiece from Mr Donleavy. One of this best and most heart-wrenching. Balthazar B. is a kind, generous man who's taken advantage of by almost everyone except his best friend Beefy and fewer than a handful of extraordinary women.