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An edition of At Swim-Two-Birds (1939)

At swim-two-birds

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Flann O'Brien's first novel is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense. Operating on many levels it incorporates plots within plots, giving full rein to O'Brien's dancing intellect and Celtic wit. The undergraduate narrator lives with his uncle in Dublin, drinks too much with his friends and invents stories peopled with hilarious and unlikely characters, one of whom, in a typical O'Brien conundrum, creates a means by which women can give birth to full-grown people. Flann O'Brien's blend of farce, satire and fantasy result in a remarkable, astonishingly innovative book.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
217

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Subjects
Adaptations, Celtic Mythology, Classic Literature, Fiction, Folklore, Tales, Students, Authors, Authorship, Fiction, fantasy, historical, Ireland, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Englisch, Roman
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Ireland

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Cover of: At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds
1998, Dalkey Archive Press
in English - 1st Dalkey Archive ed.
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Cover of: In Schwimmen-zwei-Vögel
In Schwimmen-zwei-Vögel: oder Sweeny auf den Bäumen
1990, Haffmans Verlag, Zürich : Haffmans Verlag
in German - [Rev. ed.]
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Cover of: At swim-two-birds
At swim-two-birds
1967, Penguin
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Cover of: At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds
1966, Walker
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Edition Notes

This edition first published, London: MacGibbon and Kee, 1960.

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Harmondsworth
Series
Penguin Modern Classics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.914

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
217p. ;
Number of pages
217
Dimensions
19.8 x 13 x 1.4 centimeters
Weight
193 grams

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OL18206426M
ISBN 10
0140026363
Library Thing
58506
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984099

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