At Swim-Two-Birds
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
One of the very best
At Swim Two Birds is one of the very best novels of the 20th, or any other, century. It is a fitting companion to Ulysses, another crowning achievement of Irish literature. But don't be scared off ASTB by lofty praise - it is one of the funniest books of all time. Reading it for maybe the sixth time, I was struck, again, by how, like any great work of art, it always reveals new insights and delights. It also provides huge laughs, every time through, unlike Ulysses, which I could not re-read, even with a gun to my head. READ THIS BOOK!