At Swim-Two-Birds (unabridged)

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Flann O’Brien

At Swim-Two-Birds

Read by Aidan Kelly

unabridged

More preoccupied with drinking, sleeping and writing, an unnamed student neglects his studies and invents three separate openings for a novel. The first introduces the Pooka MacPhellimey, ‘a member of the devil class’, the second involves Mr John Furriskey, a character belonging to another of the student’s creations (writer Dermot Trellis), while the final opening features legendary Irish heroes Finn Mac Cool and Mad King Sweeny. Soon, Trellis’s creations rebel against him, doing as they like while he sleeps, and the characters from each story begin wandering in and out of each other’s tales. Published in 1939, At Swim-Two-Birds is a madcap exploration of Irish literature and mythology, and the unending possibilities of fiction.

  • Running Time: 8 h 13 m

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    Digital ISBN:978-1-78198-336-2
    Cat. no.:NA0476
    Download size:129 MB
    Produced by:John Foley
    Executive Producer:Anthony Anderson
    Edited by:Andrew Riches
    BISAC:FIC004000
    BIC:FC
    Released:February 2020
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