O'Brien, Flann

At Swim-two-birds (Penguin Modern Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780141182681
author:: O'Brien, Flann
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Penguin Classics
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2000
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 1.4 x 12.9 centimetres (0
Genre:: Classic fiction
Condition:: New
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Flann O'Brien's innovative novel, At Swim-Two-Birds, is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense. The story follows a young, indolent undergraduate who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin, spending far too much time drinking with his friends. As he tries to create wild stories and characters, his creations refuse to follow his plans. This dazzling work of farce, satire, folklore and absurdity showcases the author's dancing intellect and Celtic wit. It's a brilliant comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, and a portrayal of Dublin that rivals Joyce's Ulysses. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Flann O'Brien was a writer and civil servant who drew on his life experiences to create this unique and humorous novel. If you enjoy At Swim-Two-Birds, you might also like Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire.

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