Clayton Claw Cleaver Clementine of The Three Glands is a medical rarity. He sets off westwards to take up residence in the haunted edifice of Charnel Castle. Clementine, an unkonwn unsung product of the new world and recovered by a miraculous cure from a decline, alights at an empty crossroads.
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Clayton Claw Cleaver Clementine of The Three Glands is a medical rarity. He sets off westwards to take up residence in the haunted edifice of Charnel Castle. Clementine, an unkonwn unsung product of the new world and recovered by a miraculous cure from a decline, alights at an empty crossroads.
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Add this copy of The Onion Eaters to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Delacorte / Seymour Lawrence.
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Very Good. Good Dust Jacket. Stated 1st printing (1st edition). Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. Half-title page is clipped. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise text very good. Unclipped DJ has some peeling of plastic coating and edgewear and a 1-square-inch abrasion on spine. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Add this copy of The Onion Eaters to cart. $22.98, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Delacorte Press.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (American, Ireland, Inheritance) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of The Onion Eaters to cart. $66.14, new condition, Sold by Chidoc5 Rare Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Highland Park, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by New York Delacorte Press 1971..
I'm acquainted with much of Donleavy's work, and of all of his novels, this is surely the wildest. It pulls no punches in terms of bawdiness and outright obscenity, but it is done in such a manner that it seems almost prudish. A man inherits a castle on the west coast of Ireland, and no sooner does he arrive than a bizarre assortment of visitors set up shop there, conducting all manner of bizarre activities and experiments. This is one of the funniest, laugh out loud, wickedest books you will ever read. It is hysterical. Men are "pranging" women, fights are breaking out, there is drinking and fornicating galore, but it is presented in such an amusing manner that it never offends. There is even an incident in which, out of spite, someone drops his trousers and defecates on someone else's apartment floor -- I mean, this is wild. You will be in hysterics. Wickedly satirical, Donleavy has a way of writing in clipped phrases, almost in a passive voice, and with such a touch of mischievous elegance that he doesn't offend. As wild and hilarious as this book is, and it is by far his funniest work, I still have a special fondness for "A Singular Man," in which the protagonist receives a series of short, vaguely threatening yet whimsically amusing letters throughout.
