The Ginger Man 50 million

A prolific writer, J.P. Donleavy demonstrated the skill of Irish American writers in his first and most popular novel, The Ginger Man. Published in 1955, the book was banned by both his ancestral Ireland and birth U.S.A. countries for being too obscene. Set in Dublin, this topseller follows the adventurous life of Sebastian Dangerfield as he pursues women, booze, and a rogue lifestyle while avoiding his studies at Trinity College.