The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival and Manners - Paperback
$16.99
$18.99
-11%Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 16 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lilliput PressISBN-13:9781843519881ISBN-10:1843519887UPC:9781843519881Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Humorous, LiterarySize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.341Product ID:SC0MWCZJPC
The Unexpurgated Code is J.P. Donleavy at his most gloriously mischievous; a wry, impeccably-phrased manual for surviving the theatre of manners and climbing the social ladder. With mock-solemn authority and a wicked sense of timing, Donleavy charts the triumphs, vanities, and exquisite embarrassments of social life, offering guidance that is at once outrageous, incisive, and oddly illuminating. Hailed by The New York Times as 'possibly, the funniest book ever written', and long cherished by readers who prefer their wisdom laced with humour, the book has only grown sharper with time. Its satire lands with fresh force, its elegance remains undimmed, and its laughter feels like a small act of rebellion. Reissued now as a modern classic, The Unexpurgated Code stands as a rare delight: a work that teaches nothing except how to endure the absurdities of polite society.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lilliput PressISBN-13:9781843519881ISBN-10:1843519887UPC:9781843519881Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Humorous, LiterarySize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.341Product ID:SC0MWCZJPC
Donleavy, James Patrick: - J.P. 'Mike' Donleavy (1926-2017) wrote more than twenty books afterThe Ginger Man, includingThe Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B(1968), A Fairy Tale of New York(1973), The Onion Eaters(1971) andSchultz(1979) (all available as eBooks from Lilliput), along with several works of non-fiction such asThe Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival and Manners(1975). He lived along the shores of Lough Owel near Mullingar in County Westmeath.
Publisher: Lilliput Press
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.