Widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century, An Béal Bocht is a classic satire in Irish by one of the century's great writers, Myles na gCopaleen/Flann O'Brien/Brian O'Nolan. This extremely funny book, with its rain-sodden peasants of Corca Dorcha who combine pretensions to proficiency in English with true caint na ndaoine in the hope of impressing the insatiable Irish-language enthusiasts, was the proof that the Irish of the Revival had come of age.
It earned Flann O'Brien the accolade bestowed upon him by Austin Clarke: 'our Gaelic satirist' and is still a useful corrective against the native tendency to take things too seriously. As its subtitle An Milleánach indicates, it satirises Tomás Ó Criomhthain's famous Blasket autobiography An t-Oileánach as well as other Gaeltacht works like Caisleáin Óir by Donegal writer Séamus Ó Grianna (Máire).
Just Joyce
Purcell Auctioneers will sell a collection of Irish interest books on September 28. There are works by and about James Joyce and a first edition of An Béal Bocht by Myles na gCopaleen. https://t.co/fjP1lEtuUQ https://t.co/hOidVrccuq
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I'm thrilled to have a chapter on Kristeva's Laughing Apocalypse & Myles na gCopaleen's An Béal Bocht in this project, especially given this wonderful Table of Contents! Congratulations to the editors on the submission & my gratitude for all their hard work, generosity & patience https://t.co/OPOPzpOvry