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Third Policeman
Häftad, 2007
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139 kr
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A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien.A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity, the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and …
At Swim-two-birds
Häftad, 2000
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149 kr
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Flann O'Brien's innovative metafictional work, whose unruly characters strike out their own paths in life to the frustration of their author, At Swim-Two-Birds is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense published in Penguin Modern Classics.Flann O'Brien's first novel …
Flann O'Brien The Complete Novels
Inbunden, 2007
299 kr
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In the five novels by Ireland's greatest comic writer we can explore the full range of his invention, from the multi-layered madness of At Swim-Two-Birds to the piercing realism of The Hard Life and the surreal logic of The Third Policeman. This is a world where bicycles listen to conversations, …
At Swim-Two-Birds
Häftad, 2022
276 kr
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Along with one or two books by James Joyce, Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds is the most famous (and infamous) of Irish novels published in the twentieth century.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 …
Hard Life
E-bok, 2011
131 kr
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Finbarr and Manus are young orphans who are taken under the protection of the eccentric Mr Collopy (whose chief occupation is the extravagant discussion of the state of the world) and into his household, where they grow up with good whiskey and bad cooking. Manus proves to be a business genius, …
Third Policeman
A Novel
E-bok, 2019
246 kr
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One man wants to publish, so another must perish, in this darkly witty philosophical novel by "a spectacularly gifted comic writer" (Newsweek).The Third Policeman follows a narrator who is obsessed with the work of a scientist and philosopher named de Selby (who believes that Earth is not round but …
Best of Myles
Häftad, 2007
179 kr
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Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O’ Brien wrote a daily column in the ‘Irish Times’ called ‘Cruiskeen Lawn’ for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life.With shameless irony and relentless high spirits Myles' 'Cruiskeen Lawn' became …
Dalkey Archive
Häftad, 2007
135 kr
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From the author of the classic novel ‘At-Swim-Two-Birds’ comes this ingenious tale which follows the mad and absurd ambitions of a scientist determined to destroy the world.Flann O'Brien's third novel, 'The Dalkey Archive' is a riotous depiction of the extraordinary events surrounding theologian …
Third Policeman
E-bok, 2010
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79 kr
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A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of `At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien.A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity, the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and …
Best of Myles
E-bok, 2016
102 kr
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Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O’ Brien wrote a daily column in the ‘Irish Times’ called ‘Cruiskeen Lawn’ for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life.With shameless irony and relentless high spirits Myles' 'Cruiskeen Lawn' became …
Dalkey Archive
E-bok, 2016
62 kr
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From the author of the classic novel ‘At-Swim-Two-Birds’ comes this ingenious tale which follows the mad and absurd ambitions of a scientist determined to destroy the world.Flann O'Brien's third novel, 'The Dalkey Archive' is a riotous depiction of the extraordinary events surrounding theologian …
At Swim-two-birds
E-bok, 2000
102 kr
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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 …
Poor Mouth
Häftad, 1993
139 kr
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The classic satire from the renowned comic and acclaimed author of ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien.Flann O’Brien’s gloriously wicked satire of the traditional Irish peasant novel, The Poor Mouth tells the shamelessly ironic story of Bonaparte O’Coonassa, born in the West of Ireland ‘on a …
At Swim-Two-Birds
A Novel
E-bok, 2019
246 kr
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An indolent college student creates a chaotic fictional world in this classic of Irish literature: "A marvel of imagination, language, and humor" (The New Republic).In this comic masterpiece, our unnamed narrator—a student at University College, Dublin, who spends more time drinking and working on …
Best of Myles
Häftad, 1999
249 kr
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The Best of Myles brings together the best of Flann O'Brien's newspaper column "Cruiskeen Lawn," written over a nearly thirty-year period. Covering such subjects as plumbers, the justice system, and improbable inventions, O'Brien (whose real name was Brian O'Nolan, though his newspaper pseudonym …
Short Fiction of Flann O'Brien
Av Flann O'Brien, Keith Hopper m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
209 kr
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This riotous collection at last gathers together an expansive selection of Flann O''Brien''s shorter fiction in a single volume, as well as O''Brien''s last and unfinished novel, Slattery''s Sago Saga . Also included are new translations of several stories originally published in Irish, and other …
Collected Plays and Teleplays
Av Flann O'Brien, Daniel Keith Jernigan
E-bok, 2013
212 kr
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In the same spirit as his novels, O''Brien''s plays are speculative, inventive, wickedly funny, and a delightful addition to his collected works—now available at last: this volume collects Flann O''Brien''s dramatic work into a single volume, including Thirst , Faustus Kelly , and The Insect Play: …
Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien
Häftad, 2018
287 kr
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An unprecedented gathering of the correspondence of one of the great writers of the twentieth century, The Collected Letters of Flann O’Brien presents an intimate look into the life and thought of Brian O’Nolan, a prolific author of novels, stories, sketches, and journalism who famously wrote and …
Myles Before Myles
Häftad, 2012
231 kr
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Myles Before Myles is a wonderfully funny selection of writings from the pen of Brian O’Nolan (aka Flann O’Brien, Myles na Gopaleen, George Knowall). In this fun-filled extravaganza he is, above all, an entertainer, a ‘gas man’. Like much of O’Nolan’s most entertaining work, the pieces in this did …
Myles Away From Dublin
Häftad, 2012
231 kr
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Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan, aka Myles na Gopaleen) adopted not only a new name (George Knowall) for these rarely seen pieces, but also a new persona. Writing his column ‘Bones of Contention’ for the Nationalist and Leinster Times, he took on the character of the quizzical and enquiring humorist …
El tercer Policía NE 2024
E-bok, 2024
113 kr
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Muchas son las razones que hacen de El Tercer Policía una novela singular. El título del libro se refiere a un misterioso personaje que posee las llaves para escapar de una serie de extraños sucesos que se irán repitiendo a lo largo de la narración.En su alucinante recorrido por parajes del todo …
La vida dura
E-bok, 2013
85 kr
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A la casa del señor Collopy llegan dos niños huérfanos. Mientras el señor Collopy se dedica a una misteriosa y humanitaria labor en favor de las mujeres, los chicos crecen entre los aromas del buen whisky y de la mala cocina. Manus, el hermano, pronto demuestra ser un maestro en los negocios. De …
La boca pobre
E-bok, 2013
85 kr
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La boca pobre, segunda novela que escribió Flann O''Brien, es la más divertida de las obras de este maravilloso autor irlandés. Fue publicada en gaélico en 1941 y en 1964 se tradujo al inglés. Para esta edición el texto ha sido traducido del gaélico.La novela es una crítica de la situación en la …
El consumo de patata en Irlanda
E-bok, 2018
113 kr
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Pocos autores en la literatura del siglo xx han despertado tantas pasiones como el irlandés Flann O''Brien. Desde Borges y Joyce a Vila-Matas y Sergio Pitol la lista es innumerable. Su calidad literaria y su sentido del humor hacen de sus novelas piezas inolvidables.Reunimos en este volumen sus …
La gente corriente de Irlanda
E-bok, 2021
113 kr
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Este divertidísimo libro reúne lo mejor de la columna "Cruiskeen Lawn", de Flann O''Brien, publicada en el periódico The Irish Times a lo largo de casi treinta años. O''Brien escribió los artículos bajo el seudónimo de Myles na gCopaleen tratando todo tipo de temas: desde el sistema de justicia, la …
La boca pobre NE 2023
E-bok, 2023
102 kr
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La boca pobre, segunda novela que escribió Flann O''Brien, es la más divertida de las obras de este maravilloso autor irlandés. Fue publicada en gaélico en 1941 y en 1964 se tradujo al inglés. Para esta edición el texto ha sido traducido del gaélico.La novela es una crítica de la situación en la …
