At Swim-Two-birds
by O'Brien, Flann
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
At Swim-Two-Birds is a 1939 novel by Irish author Brian O'Nolan, writing under the pseudonym Flann O'Brien. It is widely considered to be O'Brien's masterpiece, and one of the most sophisticated examples of metafiction. The novel's title derives from Snámh dá Én, a possibly apocryphal place on the river Shannon, reportedly visited by the legendary King Sweeney, a character in the novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56360
- Title
- At Swim-Two-birds
- Author
- O'Brien, Flann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Macgibbon & Kee
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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Bookcase
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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