At Swim-Two-Birds Paperback / softback
by Flann O'Brien
Part of the Dalkey Archive Essentials series
Paperback / softback
Description
Along with one or two books by James Joyce, Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds is the most famous (and infamous) of Irish novels published in the twentieth century. A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birds is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin.
When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance.
From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing. Hilariously funny and inventive, At Swim-Two-Birds has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction.
It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
- Publication Date:22/09/2022
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- ISBN:9781628973884
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
- Publication Date:22/09/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781628973884
