The International Flann O’Brien Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The International Flann O’Brien Society on XOrganising conferences, books, readings, screenings, events dedicated to the life & works of Brian O'Nolan │Journal: @TheParishReview │Profile pic: David O'Kane

A Book at Bedtime
Barrie ShoreTo celebrate #Mylesday please enjoy this recording of Patrick Magee reading The Third Policeman Adapted for radio by Eric Ewens, produced by Maurice Leitch, broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s A Book at Bedtime in 10 parts, premiered 11 June 1979 h/t @paulduanefilm https://soundcloud.com/paulmduane/the-third-policeman
Paperback, 2021
$13.99Member price:$12.59 + Free shipping10% off
Dalkey Archive
Flann O'BrienReaders will be familiar with Eddie's artwork from the front cover of "The Short Fiction of Flann O'Brien", published by @Dalkey_Archive in 2013. https://t.co/RueVXbW8ut
Paperback, 1993
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Assembling Flann O'Brien
Maebh Long2023 "Best Essay" Nominee @MaebhLong is a 2-time previous winner of International Flann O'Brien Society Awards: * Best Book 2013–14: "Assembling Flann O'Brien" * Best Book 2017–18: "The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien" 2023 Winners announced 30 July👀 🔗https://t.co/eHtEeFytab https://t.co/qzzKMvv4tg https://t.co/RjwjcE5UVY
Paperback, 2014
$39.95Member price:$39.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Luigi Pirandello👏NEW FLANN O'BRIEN PUBLICATION ALERT👏 "Traces of Mischief: Flann O’Brien and Luigi Pirandello" by Neil Murphy in "Flann O'Brien: Acting Out" (@CorkUP 2022) Six Characters in Search of an Author, At Swim-Two-Birds & the European counter-realist tradition. https://t.co/YGUlxgwjap https://t.co/EjlWHijwDw
Hardcover, 2011
$17.99Member price:$16.19 + Free shipping10% off
Ulysses
Eternal Sky Classics@irlpol @rogerokeeffe @langsmonkey Thank God James Joyce never got his hands on Ulysses?
Out of stock

The Third Policeman
Flann O'BrienIn Ep. 3 of The Flann O'Brien Podcast, Toby and Einat Adar discuss the philosophy of "The Third Policeman" via Descartes, anti-materialism (Leibniz/Berkeley), and 20th-century physics YouTube: https://t.co/R5fDQJtk8k Apple: https://t.co/Rl31RIa4JX Spotify: https://t.co/SqL3jpqaZN https://t.co/5nrasHToDS
Paperback, 2024
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien2023 "Best Essay" Nominee @MaebhLong is a 2-time previous winner of International Flann O'Brien Society Awards: * Best Book 2013–14: "Assembling Flann O'Brien" * Best Book 2017–18: "The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien" 2023 Winners announced 30 July👀 🔗https://t.co/eHtEeFytab https://t.co/qzzKMvv4tg https://t.co/RjwjcE5UVY
Paperback, 2018
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Luigi Pirandello👏NEW FLANN O'BRIEN PUBLICATION ALERT👏 "Traces of Mischief: Flann O’Brien and Luigi Pirandello" by Neil Murphy in "Flann O'Brien: Acting Out" (@CorkUP 2022) Six Characters in Search of an Author, At Swim-Two-Birds & the European counter-realist tradition. https://t.co/YGUlxgwjap https://t.co/EjlWHijwDw
Out of stock

Misplaced Ideas: Essays on Brazilian Culture
Roberto Schwarz👏NEW FLANN O'BRIEN PUBLICATION ALERT👏 "The Forms of Irish Modernism" by Paul Stasi in @MFSjournal (Spring 22) Reads "The Third Policeman", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" + "Waiting for Godot" through Roberto Schwarz's notion of misplaced ideas https://t.co/qYCahg70XX https://t.co/3TnUh5lKTF
Paperback, 1992
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joyce@irlpol @rogerokeeffe @langsmonkey Thank God James Joyce never got his hands on Ulysses?
Paperback, 2022
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book