BOOK CLUB: The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
Wed 08 Jul
|London
Want to join? Simply read the book, RSVP, and show up for an evening of literary discussion.
Time & Location
08 Jul 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
London, 50 Greek St, London W1D 4EQ, UK
About the event
2nd Wednesday of the month, every month!
Want to join? Simply read the book, RSVP, and show up for an evening of literary discussion.
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
First published in 1955, 70 years on it is a cult classic. From the author of Bright Lights, Big City and The Last of the Savages.
Feckless, unwashed, charming, penurious Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield, Trinity College Law student, Irish American with an English Accent, maroon in the ould country and dreaming of dollars and ready women, stumbles from the public house to the pawnbrokers, murmuring delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen, in delirious search of freedom, wealth, and the recognition he feels is his due. Lyrical and ribald, illuminating, poignant and hugely entertaining, The Ginger Man is a work of authentic comic genius
Arrive from 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
RSVP and any pre- or post- Book Club dinner bookings to reception@unionclub.co.uk