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Best of Myles (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Flann O'Brien
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paperback. Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the 'Irish Times' called 'Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the `Irish Times' called `Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. With shameless irony and relentless high spirits Myles' 'Cruiskeen Lawn' became the most feared, respected and uproarious newspaper column in the whole of Ireland from its first appearance in 1940 until his death in 1966. This ... Read more
Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the `Irish Times' called `Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. With shameless irony and relentless high spirits Myles' 'Cruiskeen Lawn' became the most feared, respected and uproarious newspaper column in the whole of Ireland from its first appearance in 1940 until his death in 1966. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007247189
SKU
V9780007247189
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99-16
About Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien was one of the many pseudonyms of Brian O'Nolan, author of the classic novel `At Swim- Two-Birds' and, under the name Myles na Gopaleen, writer of a celebrated satirical column in the Irish Times which appeared daily for almost thirty years. Highly praised by Samuel Beckett and James Joyce, amongst others, O'Brien is regarded as one of ... Read more
Reviews for Best of Myles (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
`Dublin was O'Brien's ground - its talk, whether official bombast, idle pub chat or literary pretentiousness, his medium and his target. Mastery of syntax enabled him to turn plain language to music, while a merciless clarity of mind exposed the comic absurdity of 'those items of mortified language' which are the conversational coin of his Dubliners. A very funny book.' ... Read more