From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGinger Man, TheThe Ginger ManGinger Man, The /ˈdʒɪndʒə ˌmæn, ðə/a novel by IrishwriterJ. P. Donleavy which is both funny and sad. The main character, Sebastian Dangerfield, who is a law student in Dublin, lives in a fantasy world to escape his loneliness and an unhappymarriage.