Donleavy

American  

[don-lee-vee] / dɒnˈli vi /

noun

1. J(ames) P(atrick), 1926–2017, U.S. novelist.

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Donleavy British  

/ dɒnˈliːvɪ /

noun

1. J ( ames ) P ( atrick ). born 1926, Irish-American novelist. His books include The Ginger Man (1956), The Onion Eaters (1971), Are You Listening Rabbi Löw? (1987), and The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms (1995)

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Example Sentences

James Patrick Donleavy was born in Brooklyn on April 23, 1926, and raised in the Bronx, where he took up boxing as a child.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2017

In his spectral wit, Donleavy could resemble Samuel Beckett; in his delighted lustiness, Henry Miller; in his damp and scattered wordplay, James Joyce.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2017

“My interest is only to look after the welfare of the child,” Mr. Donleavy told the Times, “and after a certain stage, you can’t worry about their parentage.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2017

Mr. Donleavy had two children from his first marriage, Philip and Karen, and two children from his second marriage, Rebecca and Rory.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2017

Mr. Donleavy didn’t leave us long in the dark over who made these improvements available to Central High.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou