Flann O'Brien aka Brian O'Nolan

This guy the best son of a bitch ever take a sip of water, I tell you what.

Have you read his works?

At Swim Two Birds and The Third Policeman are so goddamn perfect.

Most IDM Author for damn sure.

Please read.

Never heard of.

That's stupid pal.

I heard of The Third Policeman here on watmm, actually. It's one of my favorite books I've ever read. So Two Birds is just as good?

It's really good, The Third Policeman is my favorite but you'll enjoy At Swim Two Birds if you liked TTP.

I got the complete works of Flann O'Brien, really nice hardcover book with a built in bookmark even.

Iain leant me TTP probably a year ago. Yet to start it cos' I'm an utter shit.

But get him in this thread and it should get rolling.

Yes Pod!

I have been reading Flann O'Brien for years now.

Other than what you have already read 'The Dalkey Archives' is well worth a read. Some fantastically IDM stories about destroying universal matter in under water caves in order to open portals to tak to historical figures. Amazing.

Also 'The Poor Mouth' Is the most hillariously depressing story ever. Its about growing up in a run down Irish cottage int eh wild west of Ireland with a loads of animals (also in the house) in the pouring rain. His childhood toys are chicken shit and ash and one pig gets so big it cant get out the door and then it dies and smells. Also his teacher disciplines his students by hitting them over the head with an oar. I think one of his scool friends swims to school as well. So fucking funny.

I love his stuff. The Dalkey Archive is descent but the collection of his columns is better. one of my favs for sure.

The Third Policeman is a fantastic novel. Gary's got my copy and has probably had it for close to a year, as far as I know he's never read it even though I've reminded him to as recently as the last week. The bastard.

I'm starting The Poor Mouth tonight as it's the next piece of literature in the collection.

Jesus this man's writings are so good it hurts, goes good with a nice strong cup of black coffee.

  Gary C said:

Iain leant me TTP probably a year ago. Yet to start it cos' I'm an utter shit.

 

But get him in this thread and it should get rolling.

LOL, I didn't read the thread

  The Pod said:

I'm starting The Poor Mouth tonight as it's the next piece of literature in the collection.

Jesus this man's writings are so good it hurts, goes good with a nice strong cup of black coffee.

everything goes good with a nice strong cup of black coffee for you, pod

Not salt.

third policeman was alright. didnt make me want to read his other work though sadly.

I tried reading The Third Policeman about 15 years ago, and although it was impressively unhinged, i didn't realise at the time that it was already 50 years old, and so perhaps didn't appreciate it as much as I should have. I gave up halfway through.

I see it was featured on Lost in 2005 and subsequently sales hit the roof ... interesting.