At Swim-two-birds - Penguin Uk Kel Ediciones

Autor: O BRIEN,Flann

Editorial: PENGUIN BOOKS Ltd.

Lenguaje: Inglés

ISBN13: 9780141182681

Reseña: Flann OBriens 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 OBriens first novel tells the story of a young indolent undergraduate who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dubin and spends far too much time drinking with his friends. When not drunk or in bed he likes to invent wild stories peoples with hilarious and unlikely characters - but somehow his creations wont do what he wants them to. A dazzling work of farce satire folklore and absurdity that gives full rein to its authors dancing intellect and Celtic wit At Swim-Two-Birds is both a brilliant comic send-up of Irish literature and culture and a portrayal of Dublin to compare with Joyces Ulysses. Brian O Nuallain (1911-1966) better known by his pseudonym Flann OBrien was born in Strabane County Tyrone and studied at University College Dublin before joining the Irish Civil Service. Ifyou enjoyed At Swim-Two-Birds you might like Vladimir Nabokovs Pale Fire also available in Penguin Modern Classics. This is just the book to give your sister if shes a loud dirty boozy girl Dylan Thomas Thats a real writer with the true comic spirit James Joyce author of Ulysses A brilliant beer-soaked miniature masterpiece Time