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

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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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Publisher
Longmans, Green and Co.
Language
English
Pages
315

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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
1966, Walker
in English
Cover of: At swim-two-birds
At swim-two-birds
1939, Longmans, Green and Co.
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Edition Notes

NCBEL, IV, 683
"First published 1939"--Verso t.p.

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London, New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ3.O589 At, PR6029.N56 At, PZ3.0589 At

The Physical Object

Pagination
[6], 9-315, [1] p. ;
Number of pages
315

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6387829M
LCCN
39014807
OCLC/WorldCat
10962406
Library Thing
58506

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