Flann O'Brien

The Short Fiction of Flann O'Brien

Herausgeber: Murphy, Neil; Hopper, Keith / Übersetzer: Fennell, Jack

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Produktbeschreibung

A welcome gift for every Flann O Brien fan, this collection at last assembles his short fiction including a final, incomplete novel, and other never-before-published pieces into a single volume. "

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Deep Vellum Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 159
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781564788894
• ISBN-10: 156478889X
• Artikelnr.: 36760801

Autorenporträt

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. Neil Murphy is a professor of English at NTU, Singapore who has published widely on contemporary Irish fiction, including a monograph of the writer John Banville (2018) from Bucknell University Press. Keith Hopper teaches Writing & Literature at the Institute of Technology, Sligo. Keith has written essays and reviews for the New Statesman and the Irish Times, and is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement .