The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien

Flann O'Brien

ISBN 10: 1628971835 / ISBN 13: 9781628971835

Published by Dalkey Archive Press, US, 2018

About this Item

An unprecedented gathering of the correspondence of one of the great writers of the twentieth century, The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien presents an intimate look into the life and thought of Brian O'Nolan, a prolific author of novels, stories, sketches, and journalism who famously wrote and presented works to the reading public under a variety of pseudonyms. Spanning the years 1934 to 1966, these compulsively readable letters show us O'Nolan, or O'Brien, or Myles Na gCopaleen, or whatever his name may be, at his most cantankerous and profound.Edited by Maebh Long, Senior Lecturer of English, University of Waikato NZ , author of Assembling Flann O'Brien.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Collected Letters of Flann O'Brien
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1628971835
• ISBN 13: 9781628971835
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An unprecedented gathering of the correspondence of one of the great writers of twentieth century, the Collected Letters of Flann O’Brien presents an intimate look into the life and thought of Brian O’Nolan, a prolific author of novels, stories, sketches, and journalism who famously wrote and presented works to the reading public under a variety of pseudonyms. Spanning the years 1934 to 1966, these compulsively readable letters show us O’Nolan, or O’Brien, or Myles Na gCopaleen―or whatever his name may be―at his most cantankerous and most intimate.

About the Author

Flann O’Brien was one of several pseudonyms for Brian O’Nolan (1911-1966), who is considered along with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett to be one of the greatest Irish writers of the twentieth century. His novels include At Swim-Two-Birds, The Poor Mouth, The Third Policeman, The Hard Life and The Dalkey Archive.