a novel by Irish writer J. P. Donleavy which is both funny and sad. The main character, Sebastian Dangerfield, who is a law student in Dublin, lives in afantasy world to escape his loneliness and an unhappy marriage.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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