At Swim-Two-Birds
Published
January 1939
Publishers
UK
Penguin
Czech Republic
Rubato
Finland
Aula
France
Les Belles Lettres
Italy
Adelphi
Korea
Siwaseo
Macedonia
Antalog
Portugal
Cavalo de Ferro
Romania
Paralela 45
Russia
Komplekt-PI
Spain
Nordica Libros
Turkey
Everest
Flann O'Brien's first novel is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense. The story operates on many levels incorporating 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, invents a means by which women can give birth to full-grown people. Flann O'Brien's mastery of farce, satire and fantasy was remarkable and At Swim-Two-Birds is an unforgettable book.
