Brain Pain discussion

Flann O’Brien published the novel, At Swim-Two-Birds in 1939.


Wikipedia page for Brian O’Nolan/Flann O’Brien:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O...


Wikipedia page for At Swim-Two-Birds:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Swim...


Feel free to use this thread to ask questions and post links to resources for Flann O’Brien and At Swim-Two-Birds.

Also, if you’ve written a review of the book, please post a link to share with the group.

Some medieval Irish works that are referenced in At-Swim-Two birds can be found for free online in English translation. See:

The Tain (Book of Leinster Version) a.k.a. the cattle raid of cooley

and

The Colloquy of the Ancients.

I've read the first and loved it... I still still hope to find time to read the second. Check out the parent directories too to find other goodies.

I haven't read either one, but I can say, having read the O'Brien, that I suspect that they make a big difference in one's potential enjoyment of the book. I constantly felt like there were private jokes being made that I did not at all understand while I was reading.