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At Swim-Two-Birds

Flann O'Brien

Paperback | Pages: 239 pages

Rating: 3.9 | 11150 Users | 814 Reviews

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Title	:	At Swim-Two-Birds
Author	:	Flann O'Brien
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 239 pages
Published	:	August 17th 1998 by Dalkey Archive Press (first published 1939)
Categories	:	Fiction. European Literature. Irish Literature. Cultural. Ireland. Classics. Novels

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A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birds is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin. When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance. From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing.

Hilariously funny and inventive, At Swim-Two-Birds has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction. It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature.

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Original Title:	At Swim-Two-Birds
ISBN:	156478181X (ISBN13: 9781564781819)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Ireland

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At Swim-To-Birds is a 1939 novel by Irish author Brian ONolan under the non de plueme Flann OBrien. At one time, he also used a pen name Myles na Coppaleen (Myles of the Little Horses) taken from the character in Dion Boucicaults play The Colleen Bawn. When my brother and I learned about this other pseudonym we thought that OBrien might have some naughty Filipino friends or relatives. Myles could be a name of an Irish person, male or female. Then na Coppaleen is, in Filipino language, a

Honey-words of the meta variety before the term metafiction was derived. An author ahead of his time; a work of intelligence, fun, and sharpness. A one-chapter book with multiple beginnings, multiple dimensions, and a quick organic flow. This book is funny, it's sardonic, it's philosophical, but it's not too high on itself. This book has something for the professor and a regular old boyo. The style is funky and loose, weaving in and out of the different layers of the story at a whim, without

If I was to be stranded on a desert island for the rest of my life and could only take one book with me this would be it. It is so complex and rich that every new reading reveals details previously missed and perspectives not previously considered. The Pooka MacPhellimey and the Good Fairy are just genius. "Afterwards, near Lad Lañe Pólice Station a small man in black fell in with us and tapping me often about the chest, talked to me earnestly on the subject of Rousseau, a member of the French

I don't know how to adequately review this book. It's beyond strange.Basically the story of a student who would rather sleep and drink than go to class (who wouldn't, right?) who writes a story about a writer who is writing a story. The characters of the fictional writer turn against him and start to live their lives on their own. Sounds like a good premise, right? It is. There are so many twists and turns. Yet it's told in such a way that it's truly hard to follow. I recognized good writing,

I finished this book late last night and when I woke this morning the last scene of a very vivid dream was still imprinted in full colour on my mind. In the dream I had been searching for something, google searching, and a google page filled my vision, a page to which Id been led by a bizarre mistype: jiethleef............................................................................Oh, drat - so much for that promising beginning. I took a break for a coffee after writing a long paragraph

This is a testament to why I love goodreads: I don't think I ever would have stumbled across this singularly unique gem without it. The book almost defies review because it defies all literary conventions; however, it does so in such an overt and parodic manner that it never becomes tedious reading. I suppose it's like the ying to Beckett's yang--both completely discount plot, but one is lighthearted and comical while the other is laborious and depressing.The absurdity of the book is always

...it was explained that a satisfactory novel should be a self-evident sham to which the reader could regulate at will the degree of his credulity. It was undemocratic to compel characters to be uniformly good or bad or poor or rich. Each should be allowed a private life, self determination and a decent standard of living. This would make for self-respect, contentment and better service. It would be incorrect to say that it would lead to chaos. Characters should be interchangeable as between one