At Swim-Two-Birds / by Flann O'Brien.
Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: London : Penguin Books, 2017.Edition: First published in 1939. This edition published 2017Description: 227 p. : 21 cmISBN:- 9780241341704
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| Loanable Book | Library | Irish Collection | 823 OBR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 000412859 |
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| 823 OBR Girls in their married bliss : | 823 OBR The lonely girl : / | 823 OBR The country girls / | 823 OBR At Swim-Two-Birds / | 823 OBR Girl / | 823 OBR/DAL Kate O'Brien : | 823 OBR/REY Kate O'Brien : |
First published in 1939. Published in Penguin Books 1967.
Flann O'Brien's first novel tells the story of a young, indolent undergraduate, who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin and spends far too much time drinking with his friends. When not drunk or in bed he likes to invent wild stories peoples with hilarious and unlikely characters - but somehow his creations won't do what he wants them to. A dazzling work of farce, satire, folklore and absurdity that gives full rein to its author's dancing intellect and Celtic wit, At Swim-Two-Birds is both a brilliant comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, and a portrayal of Dublin to compare with Joyce's Ulysses.
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