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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDeep Vellum Publishing
ISBN-10156478181X
ISBN-139781564781819
eBay Product ID (ePID)13038386022
Product Key Features
Book TitleAt Swim-Two-Birds
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicLiterary, Fantasy / Historical
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorFlann O'brien
Book SeriesIrish Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-051424
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal823.912
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisA wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, "At Swim-Two-Birds" is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin. When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance. From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing. Hilariously funny and inventive, "At Swim-Two-Birds" has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction. It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature.