The Irish Anatomist: A Study of Flann O'Brien

by Keith Donohue

Dr. Donohue in this important new study considers all of Flann O'Brien's (the nom de plume of Brian O'Nolan) work including college writings, letters to the editor and works in Irish. O'Nolan's views on the arts and the novel are carefully discussed along with his relation to the literary Ireland of the deValera years.

364 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2002

About the author

Keith Donohue is an American novelist. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from Duquesne University and his Ph.D. in English from The Catholic University of America.

Currently he is Director of Communications for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the grant-making arm of the U. S. National Archives in Washington, DC. Until 1998 he worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and wrote speeches for chairmen John Frohnmayer and Jane Alexander, and has written articles for the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other newspapers.