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At War

Flann O'Brien

"A feast of a book." The Independent

Book Details

  • Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 2004
  • Pages: 191
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.46in - 5.58in - 0.61in - 0.56lb
  • EAN: 9781564783288
  • Categories: Essays

About the Author

Jackson, John Wyse: - John Wyse Jackson is the author of James Joyce's Dubliners: An Annotated Edition; The Rare Oscar Wilde; Flann O'Brien At War and John Stanislaus Joyce: The Voluminous Life And Genius Of James Joyce's Father.
O'Brien, Flann: - Flann O'Brien, whose real name was Brian O'Nolan, also wrote under the pen name of Myles na Gopaleen. He was born in 1911 in County Tyrone. A resident of Dublin, he graduated from University College after a brilliant career as a student (editing a magazine called Blather) and joined the Civil Service, in which he eventually attained a senior position. He wrote throughout his life, which ended in Dublin on April 1, 1966. His other novels include The Dalkey Archive, The Third Policeman, The Hard Life, and The Poor Mouth, all available from Dalkey Archive Press. Also available are three volumes of his newspaper columns: The Best of Myles, Further Cuttings from Cruiskeen Lawn, and At War.

Praise for this book

A real writer, with the true comic spirit.
Myles was a modern Swift come to judge and scourge the Yahoos in prose as plain as that of the Dean himself.
The best comic writer I can think of.--S. J. Perelman
The best comic writer I can think of. --S. J. Perelman
Intoxicatingly funny. . . . A priceless estate-sale of alien and gorgeous vocabulary. Timeless. --Nicholson Baker