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

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At Swim-Two-Birds
Flann O'Brien
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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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Hart-Davis, MacGibbon
Language
English
Pages
316

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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
1976, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon
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Cover of: At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds
1966, Walker
in English

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PZ3.O589 At 1976, PR6029.N56 At 1976

The Physical Object

Pagination
316 p. ;
Number of pages
316

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Open Library
OL4605107M
ISBN 10
0246108908
LCCN
77368310
Library Thing
58506
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984113

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