by J. P. Donleavy · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140030563
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«The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B.» is the novel by J. P. Donleavy, published by Penguin in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Balthazar B, a rich and shy young man raised in Paris, is sent to a British boarding school. There he meets Beefy, a noble but mischievous companion, and together they enter Trinity College, Dublin. While one studies zoology and the other prepares for holy orders, they live amorous adventures until an abrupt university ending.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction who appreciate the satirical and bittersweet humor of twentieth-century Anglo-Saxon narrative.
